List of vulnerable fishes


As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature lists 1245 vulnerable fish species. 8.1% of all evaluated fish species are listed as vulnerable.
The IUCN also lists eight fish subspecies as vulnerable.
Of the subpopulations of fishes evaluated by the IUCN, 18 species subpopulations have been assessed as vulnerable.
For a species to be assessed as vulnerable to extinction the best available evidence must meet quantitative criteria set by the IUCN designed to reflect "a high risk of extinction in the wild". Endangered and critically endangered species also meet the quantitative criteria of vulnerable species, and are listed separately. See: List of endangered fishes, List of critically endangered fishes. Vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species are collectively referred to as threatened species by the IUCN.
Additionally 3191 fish species are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN. While the category of data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed."
This is a complete list of vulnerable fish species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have vulnerable subpopulations are indicated.

Lobe-finned fishes">Sarcopterygii">Lobe-finned fishes

Chondrichthyes includes sharks, rays, skates, and sawfish. There are 121 species and eight subpopulations of cartilaginous fish assessed as vulnerable.

Angel sharks">Squatiniformes">Angel sharks

Mackerel sharks">Lamniformes">Mackerel sharks

Species
Subpopulations
There are 74 species and one subpopulation in the order Rajiformes assessed as vulnerable.

Rhynchobatids">Rhynchobatidae">Rhynchobatids

Guitarfish">Rhinobatidae">Guitarfish species

Whiptail stingrays">Dasyatidae">Whiptail stingrays

Narcinids">Narcinidae">Narcinids

Species
Subpopulations

Skates">Arhynchobatidae">Skates

Other Rajiformes species

Ground sharks">Carcharhiniformes">Ground sharks

Species
Subpopulations

Carpet sharks">Orectolobiformes">Carpet sharks

[Squaliformes]

Species
Subpopulations

Ray-finned fishes">Actinopterygii">Ray-finned fishes

There are 1114 species, eight subspecies, and four subpopulations of ray-finned fish assessed as vulnerable.

[Acipenseriformes]

Species
Subspecies
Species
Subpopulations

Toothcarps">Cyprinodontiformes">Toothcarps

There are 85 species and three subspecies of toothcarp assessed as vulnerable.

Goodeids">Goodeidae">Goodeids

Pupfish">Cyprinodontidae">Pupfish species

Aplocheilids">Aplocheilidae">Aplocheilids

Nothobranchiids">Nothobranchiidae">Nothobranchiids

Species
Subspecies

Poeciliids">Poeciliidae">Poeciliids

Fundulids">Fundulidae">Fundulids

[Cypriniformes]

Cypriniformes includes carps, minnows, loaches and relatives. There are 298 species and one subspecies in the order Cypriniformes assessed as vulnerable.

Hillstream loaches">Balitoridae">Hillstream loaches

True loaches">Cobitidae">True loaches

Cyprinids">Cyprinidae">Cyprinids

Species
Subspecies

[Gasterosteiformes]

Species
Subpopulations

Catfishes">Siluriformes">Catfishes

There are 89 catfish species assessed as vulnerable.

Ictalurids">Ictaluridae">Ictalurids

Sisorids">Sisoridae">Sisorids

Loach catfishes">Amphiliidae">Loach catfishes

Claroteids">Claroteidae">Claroteids

Airbreathing catfishes">Clariidae">Airbreathing catfishes

Loricariids">Loricariidae">Loricariids

Mochokids">Mochokidae">Mochokids

Bagrids">Bagridae">Bagrids

Other catfish species

[Batrachoidiformes]

[Perciformes]

There are 405 species, one subspecies, and one subpopulation in the order Perciformes assessed as vulnerable.

Gouramis">Osphronemidae">Gouramis

Cichlids">Cichlidae">Cichlids

Species
Subspecies

Epinephelids">Epinephelidae">Epinephelids

Species
Subpopulations

Sparids">Sparidae">Sparids

Sand stargazers">Dactyloscopidae">Sand stargazers

Sciaenids">Sciaenidae">Sciaenids

Labrisomids">Labrisomidae">Labrisomids

Serranids">Serranidae">Serranids

Chaenopsids">Chaenopsidae">Chaenopsids

Combtooth blennies">Blenniidae">Combtooth blennies

Wrasses">Labridae">Wrasses

Threefin blennies">Tripterygiidae">Threefin blennies

Other Perciformes species

[Beloniformes]

[Synbranchiformes]

[Osteoglossiformes]

Mormyrids">Mormyridae">Mormyrids

[Gobiesociformes]

[Characiformes]

Species
Subspecies

[Clupeiformes]

Species
Subspecies

[Ophidiiformes]

[Tetraodontiformes]

Other ray-finned fish species

Hagfishes">Myxini">Hagfishes