List of least concern fishes

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6 extinct in the wild fish species (0.04%)455 critically endangered fish species (3.0%)643 endangered fish species (4.2%)1245 vulnerable fish species (8.2%)548 near threatened fish species (3.6%)9131 least concern fish species (60%)3191 data deficient fish species (21%)
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)]

  1. ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
  2. ^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
  3. ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
  4. ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 9131 least concern fish species.[1] 60% of all evaluated fish species are listed as least concern. The IUCN also lists 37 fish subspecies as least concern.

Of the subpopulations of fishes evaluated by the IUCN, 44 species subpopulations have been assessed as least concern.

This is a complete list of least concern fish species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have least concern subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated.

Lobe-finned fishes

Species

Subspecies

Cartilaginous fishes

Chondrichthyes includes sharks, rays, skates, and sawfish. There are 313 species and two subpopulations of cartilaginous fish assessed as least concern.

Rays and skates

There are 148 species in the order Rajiformes assessed as least concern.

Guitarfish species

Whiptail stingrays

Narcinids

Skates

Urolophids

Skates

Other Rajiformes species

Ground sharks

There are 79 ground shark species assessed as least concern.

Requiem sharks

Houndsharks

Catsharks

Other ground shark species

Carpet sharks

Squaliformes

There are 34 species and two subpopulations in the order Squaliformes assessed as least concern.

Centrophorids

Species

Subpopulations

Squalids

Species

Subpopulations

Somniosids

Dalatiids

Etmopterids

Chimaeras

There are 23 Chimaera species assessed as least concern.

Chimaerids

Callorhinchids

Rhinochimaerids

Other cartilaginous fish species

Lampreys

Ray-finned fishes

There are 8759 species, 34 subspecies, and one subpopulation of ray-finned fish assessed as least concern.

Salmoniformes

Species

Subpopulations

Silversides

There are 47 silverside species assessed as least concern.

Atherinidae

Melanotaeniidae

Neotropical silversides

Other silverside species

Toothcarps

There are 206 species and two subspecies of toothcarp assessed as least concern.

Goodeids

Pupfish species

Aplocheilids

Rivulids

Nothobranchiids

Species

Subspecies

Poeciliids

Fundulids

Cypriniformes

Cypriniformes includes carps, minnows, loaches and relatives. There are 1231 species and three subspecies in the order Cypriniformes assessed as least concern.

Hillstream loaches

True loaches

Cyprinids

Species

Subspecies

Psilorhynchids

Suckers

Gyrinocheilids

Vaillantellids

Gasterosteiformes

Includes sticklebacks and relatives.

Osmeriformes

Osmeriformes includes freshwater smelts and allies. There are 90 species in the order Osmeriformes assessed as least concern.

Galaxiids

Smelts

Alepocephalids

Argentinidae

Platytroctids

Deep-sea smelts

Barreleyes

Microstomatids

Other Osmeriformes species

Percopsiformes

Trout-perch and its allies

Catfishes

There are 707 catfish species assessed as least concern.

Ictalurids

Pangasiidae

Heptapterids

Astroblepids

Sisorids

Silurids

Trichomycterids

Loach catfishes

Claroteids

Airbreathing catfishes

Loricariids

Mochokids

Electric catfish species

Ariids

Bagrids

Schilbeids

Callichthyids

Doradids

Driftwood catfishes

Erethistids

Pseudopimelodids

Other catfish species

Gonorynchiformes

Includes milkfish, beaked salmon and allies.

Batrachoidiformes

Perciformes

There are 3878 species and 18 subspecies in the order Perciformes assessed as least concern.

Gouramis

Cichlids

Species

Subspecies

Percids

Terapontids

Epinephelids

Eleotrids

Gobies

Badids

Sparids

Species

Subspecies

Scombrids

Dragonets

Lutjanids

Sand stargazers

Tilefishes

Anabantidae

Pomacentrids

Sciaenids

Threadfins

Centrarchids

Snakeheads

Labrisomids

Serranids

Chaenopsids

Combtooth blennies

Sea chubs

Goatfishes

Hawkfishes

Microdesmids

Clinids

Wrasses

Threefin blennies

Pomacanthids

Haemulids

Apogonids

Ambassids

Carangids

Species

Subspecies

Acanthurids

Butterflyfishes

Sand lances

Surfperches

Trichiuridae

Stargazers

Ponyfishes

Percophids

Pomfrets

Centracanthids

Centrolophidae

Centropomids

Ephippids

Chiasmodontids

Driftfishes

Mojarras

Moronids

Gempylids

Remoras

Deepwater cardinalfishes

Grammatids

Eelpout species

Priacanthids

Opistognathids

Nandids

Sandperches

Stromateids

Barracudas

Acropomatids

Weevers

Other Perciformes species

Beloniformes

There are 74 species and seven subspecies in the order Beloniformes assessed as least concern.

Ricefishes

Halfbeaks

Needlefishes

Species

Subspecies

Flying fish

Species

Subspecies

Scomberesocids

Synbranchiformes

There are 52 species in the order Synbranchiformes assessed as least concern.

Swamp eels

Mastacembelids

Gymnotiformes

Osteoglossiformes

There are 127 species in the order Osteoglossiformes assessed as least concern.

Mormyrids

Notopterids

Other Osteoglossiformes species

Gobiesociformes

Characiformes

There are 354 species in the order Characiformes assessed as least concern.

Bryconids

Curimatids

Alestids

Lebiasinids

Distichodontids

Characids

Citharinids

Anostomids

Crenuchids

Other Characiformes species

Syngnathiformes

Syngnathiformes includes the pipefishes and seahorses. There are 102 species and one subspecies in the order Syngnathiformes assessed as least concern.

Syngnathids

Species

Subspecies

Centriscids

Aulostomids

Cornetfishes

Clupeiformes

There are 143 species and one subspecies in the order Clupeiformes assessed as least concern.

Clupeids

Species

Subspecies

Pristigasterids

Anchovies

Sundasalangids

Scorpaeniformes

There are 175 species in the order Scorpaeniformes assessed as least concern.

Cottids

Scorpaenids

Triglids

Other Scorpaeniformes species

Esociformes

Ophidiiformes

There are 123 species in the order Ophidiiformes assessed as least concern.

Brotulas

Ophidiidae

Aphyonids

Pearlfishes

Parabrotulids

Tetraodontiformes

There are 208 species and two subspecies in the order Tetraodontiformes assessed as least concern.

Molids

Triggerfishes

Tetraodontids

Filefish species

Ostraciids

Porcupinefish

Species

Subspecies

Aracanids

Spikefishes

Gadiformes

There are 91 species in the order Gadiformes assessed as least concern.

Gadids

Merlucciids

Grenadiers species

Morids

Codlets

Lotids

Melanonids

Phycids

Mullets

Bichirs

Eels

There are 229 eel species assessed as least concern.

Chlopsids

Ophichthids

Congrids

Moray eels

Cutthroat eels

Nettastomatids

Heterenchelyids

Other eel species

Flatfishes

There are 167 flatfish species assessed as least concern.

Pleuronectids

Soleids

Tonguefishes

Paralichthyids

American soles

Bothids

Citharids

Scophthalmids

Anglerfishes

There are 87 anglerfish species assessed as least concern.

Goosefish species

Frogfishes

Oneirodids

Ogcocephalids

Whipnose anglers

Leftvents

Other anglerfish species

Beryciformes

There are 71 species in the order Beryciformes assessed as least concern.

Holocentrids

Other Beryciformes species

Stephanoberyciformes

Aulopiformes

There are 81 species in the order Aulopiformes assessed as least concern.

Notosudids

Barracudinas

Ipnopids

Pearleyes

Synodontids

Other Aulopiformes species

Notacanthiformes

Zeiformes

Stomiiformes

There are 141 species in the order Stomiiformes assessed as least concern.

Sternoptychids

Stomiids

Gonostomatids

Phosichthyids

Cetomimiformes

Myctophiformes

There are 98 species in the order Myctophiformes assessed as least concern.

Lanternfishes

Neoscopelids

Lampriformes

Other ray-finned fish species

Hagfishes

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Listed by IUCN as Ectodus descampsi.

References

  1. ^ "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.