List of recently extinct fishes
- : 6 species
- Critically endangered (CR): 455 species
- Endangered (EN): 643 species
- Vulnerable (VU): 1,245 species
- Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 548 species
- Least concern (LC): 9,131 species
- Data deficient (DD): 3,191 species
Fish species (IUCN, 2016-2)
- 15,219 extant species have been evaluated
- 12,028 of those are fully assessed[a]
- 9679 are not threatened at present[b]
- 2343 to 5534 are threatened[c]
- 71 to 158 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
- 65 extinct (EX) species[d]
- 6 extinct in the wild (EW)
- 87 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
- 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
- ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
- ^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
- ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
- ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 65 extinct fish species, 87 possibly extinct fish species, and six extinct in the wild fish species.[1][2]
Cartilaginous fish[]
Possibly extinct species
- Pondicherry shark (Carcharhinus hemiodon)
- Java stingaree (Urolophus javanicus)
Populations
- Mediterranean sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus europaeus)
Lampreys[]
Extinct species
- Ukrainian migratory lamprey
Ray-finned fishes[]
There are 64 extinct species, 85 possibly extinct species, and six extinct in the wild species of ray-finned fish evaluated by the IUCN.
Acipenseriformes[]
Includes sturgeons and paddlefishes.
Possibly extinct species
- Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii), possibly extinct in the wild
- Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius)
- Syr Darya sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi)
Salmoniformes[]
Extinct species
- Longjaw cisco (Coregonus alpenae)
- Coregonus bezola
- Coregonus fera
- Coregonus gutturosus
- Gravenche (Coregonus hiemalis)
- Deepwater cisco (Coregonus johannae)
- Blackfin cisco (Coregonus nigripinnis)
- Houting (Coregonus oxyrinchus)
- Coregonus restrictus
- Salmo pallaryi
- Silver trout (Salvelinus agassizii)
- Salvelinus neocomensis
- Salvelinus profundus
Possibly extinct species
- Shortnose cisco (Coregonus reighardi)
Extinct in the wild species
- Inconnu (Stenodus leucichthys)
Toothcarps[]
Extinct species
- Gölçük toothcarp (Aphanius splendens)
- Aplocheilichthys sp. 'Naivasha'
- Parras characodon (Characodon garmani)
- Santa Cruz pupfish (Cyprinodon arcuatus)
- Villa Lopez pupfish (Cyprinodon ceciliae)
- Cachorrito de la Trinidad (Cyprinodon inmemoriam)
- Parras pupfish (Cyprinodon latifasciatus)
- Perritos de sandia (Cyprinodon spp.)
- Catarina pupfish (Megupsilon aporus)
- Ash Meadows killifish (Empetrichthys merriami)
- Whiteline topminnow (Fundulus albolineatus)
- Amistad gambusia (Gambusia amistadensis)
- San Marcos gambusia (Gambusia georgei)
- Pantanodon madagascariensis
- Graceful priapella (Priapella bonita)
Possibly extinct species
Extinct in the wild species
- Potosi pupfish (Cyprinodon alvarezi)
- Cachorrito de charco palmal (Cyprinodon longidorsalis)
- Golden skiffia (Skiffia francesae)
Cypriniformes[]
Includes carps, minnows, loaches and relatives.
Extinct species
- Beyşehir bleak (Alburnus akili)
- İznik shemaya (Alburnus nicaeensis)
- Anabarilius macrolepis
- Barbus microbarbis
- Snake River sucker (Chasmistes muriei)
- Chondrostoma scodrense
- Cyprinus yilongensis
- Mexican dace (Evarra bustamantei)
- Plateau chub (Evarra eigenmanni)
- Endorheic chub (Evarra tlahuacensis)
- Thicktail chub (Gila crassicauda)
- Pahranagat spinedace (Lepidomeda altivelis)
- Hula bream (Mirogrex hulensis)
- Harelip sucker (Moxostoma lacerum)
- Durango shiner (Notropis aulidion)
- Phantom shiner (Notropis orca)
- Salado shiner (Notropis saladonis)
- Clear Lake splittail (Pogonichthys ciscoides)
- Eğirdir minnow (Pseudophoxinus handlirschi)
- Las Vegas dace (Rhinichthys deaconi)
- Danube delta gudgeon (Romanogobio antipai)
- Stumptooth minnow (Stypodon signifer)
- Telestes ukliva
Possibly extinct species
- Long-spine bream (Acanthobrama centisquama)
- Damascus bream (Acanthobrama tricolor)
- Anabarilius qiluensis
- Anabarilius yangzonensis
- Siamese bala-shak (Balantiocheilos ambusticauda)
- Haditha cavefish (Caecocypris basimi)
- (Cobitis kellei)
- Cyprinus barbatus
- Cyprinus ilishaestomus
- Dianchi carp (Cyprinus micristius)
- Cyprinus qionghaiensis
- Cyprinus yunnanensis
- Hypselobarbus pulchellus
- (Neolissochilus bovanicus)
- Deolali minnow (Parapsilorhynchus prateri)
- Diyarbakir loach (Paraschistura chrysicristinae)
- Poropuntius chonglingchungi
- Akstafa spring roach (Pseudophoxinus sojuchbulagi)
- Barada spring minnow (Pseudophoxinus syriacus)
- Deccan barb (Puntius deccanensis)
- Schistura nasifilis
- Schistura tenura
- Systomus compressiformis
Gasterosteiformes[]
Extinct species
- Techirghiol stickleback (Gasterosteus crenobiontus)
Osmeriformes[]
Extinct species
- New Zealand grayling (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus)
Catfishes[]
Extinct species
- Scioto madtom (Noturus trautmani)
- Siamese flat-barbelled catfish (Platytropius siamensis)
Possibly extinct species
- Nilgiri mystus (Hemibagrus punctatus)
- Rhizosomichthys totae
- Lake Victoria deepwater catfish (Xenoclarias eupogon)
Perciformes[]
("Perch-like")
Extinct species
- Ctenochromis pectoralis
- Maryland darter (Etheostoma sellare)
- Ptychochromis onilahy
- Ptychochromoides itasy
- Tristramella intermedia
- Tristramella magdelainae
- Long jaw tristramella (Tristramella sacra)
- Xystichromis bayoni
Possibly extinct species
- Galapagos damsel (Azurina eupalama)
- Haplochromis aelocephalus
- Haplochromis apogonoides
- Haplochromis argenteus
- Haplochromis barbarae
- Haplochromis brownae
- Haplochromis cassius
- Haplochromis crassilabris
- Haplochromis dentex
- Haplochromis dichrourus
- Haplochromis flavipinnis
- Haplochromis granti
- Haplochromis guiarti
- Haplochromis heusinkveldi
- Haplochromis ishmaeli
- Haplochromis longirostris
- Haplochromis macrognathus
- Haplochromis martini
- Haplochromis michaeli
- Haplochromis microdon
- Haplochromis mylergates
- Haplochromis nanoserranus
- Haplochromis percoides
- Haplochromis perrieri
- Haplochromis teegelaari
- Haplochromis victorianus
- Haplochromis vonlinnei
- Haplochromis xenostoma
- Danube delta dwarf goby (Knipowitschia cameliae)
- Stiphodon discotorquatus
Clupeiformes[]
Possibly extinct species[]
Scorpaeniformes[]
Extinct species
- Utah Lake sculpin (Cottus echinatus)
Anglerfish[]
Extinct species[]
- Smooth handfish (Sympterichthys unipennis)
See also[]
- List of least concern fishes
- List of near threatened fishes
- List of vulnerable fishes
- List of endangered fishes
- List of critically endangered fishes
- List of data deficient fishes
- Sustainable seafood advisory lists and certification
References[]
- ^ "IUCN Red List version 2016-2". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Table 9: Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species (IUCN Red List version 2016-2)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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