List of least concern fishes

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.

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

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

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Cartilaginous fishes

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

Rays and skates

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

Guitarfish species

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Whiptail stingrays

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Narcinids

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Hardnose skates

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Urolophids

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Softnose skates

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Other Rajiformes species

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Ground sharks

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There are 79 ground shark species assessed as least concern.

Requiem sharks

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Houndsharks

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Catsharks

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Other ground shark species

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Carpet sharks

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Squaliformes

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

Centrophorids

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Species

Subpopulations

Squalids

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Species

Somniosids

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Dalatiids

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Etmopterids

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Chimaeras

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There are 23 Chimaera species assessed as least concern.

Chimaerids

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Callorhinchids

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Rhinochimaerids

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Other cartilaginous fish species

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Lampreys

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Ray-finned fishes

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

Salmoniformes

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Species

Subpopulations

Silversides

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There are 47 silverside species assessed as least concern.

Atherinidae

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  • Big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri)
  • Sand smelt (Atherina presbyter)
  • Hardhead silverside (Atherinomorus stipes)
  • Bearded silverside (Atherion elymus)
  • Kailola's hardyhead (Craterocephalus kailolae)
  • Reef silverside (Hypoatherina harringtonensis)
  • Short-snout hardyhead (Kestratherina brevirostris)

Melanotaeniidae

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Neotropical silversides

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  • Moon silverside (Atherinella argentea)
  • Beach silverside (Atherinella blackburni)
  • Robust silverside (Atherinella brasiliensis)
  • Blackfin silverside (Atherinella crystallina)
  • Longfin silverside (Atherinella eriarcha)
  • Guatemala silverside (Atherinella guatemalensis)
  • Miller's silverside (Atherinella milleri)
  • Pitcher silverside (Atherinella nepenthe)
  • Atherinella nocturna
  • Thickscale silverside (Atherinella pachylepis)
  • Panama silverside (Atherinella panamensis)
  • Bright silverside (Atherinella serrivomer)
  • Star silverside (Atherinella starksi)
  • Topsmelt silverside (Atherinops affinis)
  • Jack silverside (Atherinopsis californiensis)
  • Basilichthys semotilus
  • Brook silverside (Labidesthes sicculus)
  • Blackside silverside (Melanorhinus cyanellus)
  • Querimana silverside (Melanorhinus microps)
  • Landia silverside (Membras gilberti)
  • Rough silverside (Membras martinica)
  • Menidia audens
  • Inland silverside (Menidia beryllina)
  • Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia)
  • Menidia peninsulae
  • Odontesthes incisa
  • Chilean silverside (Odontesthes regia)

Other silverside species

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Toothcarps

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

Goodeids

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Pupfish species

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Aplocheilids

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Rivulids

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  • Anablepsoides christinae
  • Anablepsoides iridescens
  • Anablepsoides lungi
  • Anablepsoides ophiomimus
  • Anablepsoides rubrolineatus
  • Aphyolebias rubrocaudatus
  • Cynodonichthys magdalenae
  • Cynodonichthys wassmanni
  • Mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus)
  • Melanorivulus apiamici
  • Moema ortegai
  • Brown rivulus (Rivulus cylindraceus)
  • Trigonectes rogoaguae

Nothobranchiids

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Species

  • Aphyosemion ahli
  • Lyretail panchax (Aphyosemion australe)
  • Bates' killi (Aphyosemion batesii)
  • Two-stripped aphyosemion (Aphyosemion bitaeniatum)
  • Aphyosemion buytaerti
  • Aphyosemion callipteron
  • Banner lyretail (Aphyosemion calliurum)
  • Cameroon killi (Aphyosemion cameronense)
  • Aphyosemion castaneum
  • Celia's aphysemion (Aphyosemion celiae)
  • Christy's lyretail (Aphyosemion christyi)
  • Lemon-finned killi (Aphyosemion citrineipinnis)
  • Redspot panchax (Aphyosemion cognatum)
  • Gabon jewelfish (Aphyosemion cyanostictum)
  • Red barred killi (Aphyosemion elberti)
  • Elegant killi (Aphyosemion elegans)
  • Escherich's killi (Aphyosemion escherichi)
  • False jewel killi (Aphyosemion exigoideum)
  • Jewel killi (Aphyosemion exiguum)
  • Aphyosemion ferranti
  • Aphyosemion georgiae
  • Hannelore's killi (Aphyosemion hanneloreae)
  • Herzog's killi (Aphyosemion herzogi)
  • Hofmann's killi (Aphyosemion hofmanni)
  • Aphyosemion joergenscheeli
  • Aphyosemion labarrei
  • Aphyosemion lamberti
  • Aphyosemion loennbergii
  • Aphyosemion lujae
  • Aphyosemion maculatum
  • Aphyosemion mimbon
  • Aphyosemion ocellatum
  • Aphyosemion polli
  • Aphyosemion punctatum
  • Aphyosemion raddai
  • Aphyosemion riggenbachi
  • Aphyosemion schioetzi
  • Aphyosemion splendopleure
  • Aphyosemion striatum
  • Guinean killifish (Archiaphyosemion guineense)
  • Clown killi (Epiplatys annulatus)
  • Epiplatys ansorgii
  • Epiplatys barmoiensis
  • Epiplatys bifasciatus
  • Epiplatys chevalieri
  • Redchin panchax (Epiplatys dageti)
  • Dubois' panchax (Epiplatys duboisi)
  • Epiplatys esekanus
  • Epiplatys fasciolatus
  • Epiplatys grahami
  • Epiplatys huberi
  • Epiplatys infrafasciatus
  • Epiplatys maeseni
  • Epiplatys mesogramma
  • Epiplatys neumanni
  • Epiplatys olbrechtsi
  • Epiplatys phoeniceps
  • Epiplatys sangmelinensis
  • Six-barred epiplatys (Epiplatys sexfasciatus)
  • Epiplatys singa
  • Epiplatys spilargyreius
  • Epiplatys togolensis
  • Starhead killi (Fenerbahce formosus)
  • Fundulopanchax kamdemi
  • Fundulopanchax puerzli
  • Blue gularis (Fundulopanchax sjostedti)
  • Nothobranchius brieni
  • Nothobranchius eggersi
  • Turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri)
  • Redtail notho (Nothobranchius guentheri)
  • Nothobranchius janpapi
  • Nothobranchius jubbi
  • Caprivi killifish (Nothobranchius kafuensis)
  • Kirk's killifish (Nothobranchius kirki)
  • Blackspotted nothobranch (Nothobranchius melanospilus)
  • Small scaled nothobranch (Nothobranchius microlepis)
  • Nothobranchius neumanni
  • Spotted killifish (Nothobranchius orthonotus)
  • Nothobranchius palmqvisti
  • Blue notho (Nothobranchius patrizii)
  • Rainbow kilifish (Nothobranchius rachovii)
  • Striped nothobranch (Nothobranchius taeniopygus)
  • Togo killifish (Nothobranchius thierryi)
  • Uganda nothobranch (Nothobranchius ugandensis)
  • Gérys killi (Scriptaphyosemion geryi)
  • Scriptaphyosemion guignardi

Subspecies

  • Aphyosemion cameronense halleri
  • Dusky panchax (Epiplatys chevalieri nigricans)

Poeciliids

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  • Aplocheilichthys antinorii
  • Brichard's lampeye (Aplocheilichthys brichardi)
  • Bukoba lampeye (Aplocheilichthys bukobanus)
  • Central East African lampeye (Aplocheilichthys centralis)
  • Lake Rukwa lampeye (Aplocheilichthys fuelleborni)
  • Meshscaled topminnow (Aplocheilichthys hutereaui)
  • Aplocheilichthys jeanneli
  • Johnston's topminnow (Aplocheilichthys johnstoni)
  • Striped topminnow (Aplocheilichthys katangae)
  • Aplocheilichthys kingii
  • Kongoro lampeye (Aplocheilichthys kongoranensis)
  • Big tailed lampeye (Aplocheilichthys macrurus)
  • Spotted lampeye (Aplocheilichthys maculatus)
  • Aplocheilichthys mediolateralis
  • Natal topminnow (Aplocheilichthys myaposae)
  • Aplocheilichthys pumilus
  • Lake Rudolf lampeye (Aplocheilichthys rudolfianus)
  • Banded lampeye (Aplocheilichthys spilauchen)
  • Bitschumbi lampeye (Aplocheilichthys vitschumbaensis)
  • Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)
  • Largespring gambusia (Gambusia geiseri)
  • Eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)
  • Mangrove gambusia (Gambusia rhizophorae)
  • Gulf gambusia (Gambusia vittata)
  • Least killifish (Heterandria formosa)
  • Blue lampeye (Hylopanchax stictopleuron)
  • Hypsopanchax jobaerti
  • Southern deepbody (Hypsopanchax jubbi)
  • Ruwenzori lampeye (Hypsopanchax modestus)
  • Zaire lampeye (Hypsopanchax platysternus)
  • Zebra lampeye (Hypsopanchax zebra)
  • Laciris pelagicus
  • Lualaba lampeye (Lacustricola lualabaensis)
  • Saisi lampeye (Lacustricola matthesi)
  • Moero lampeye (Lacustricola moeruensis)
  • Tanganyika killifish (Lamprichthys tanganicanus)
  • Cameroon lampeye (Micropanchax camerunensis)
  • Nile jewel cichlid (Micropanchax loati)
  • Scheel's lampeye (Micropanchax scheeli)
  • Nga lampeye (Plataplochilus ngaensis)
  • Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa)
  • Poecilia koperi
  • Sailfin molly (Poecilia latipinna)
  • Barred livebearer (Poeciliopsis turrubarensis)
  • Emerald green lampeye (Poropanchax luxophthalmus)
  • Norman's lampeye (Poropanchax normani)
  • Poropanchax rancureli
  • Poropanchax stigmatopygus
  • Isthmian priapella (Priapella intermedia)
  • Priapichthys chocoensis
  • Bluegreen lampeye (Procatopus aberrans)
  • Procatopus cabindae
  • Loeme lampeye (Procatopus loemensis)
  • Large finned lampeye (Procatopus nototaenia)
  • Variable lampeye (Procatopus similis)
  • Pseudopoecilia fria
  • Rhexipanchax schioetzi

Fundulids

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Cypriniformes

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

Hillstream loaches

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True loaches

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Cyprinids

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Species

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  • Niger barb (Barbus bynni occidentalis)
  • Barbus bynni waldroni
  • Systomus sarana subnasutus

Psilorhynchids

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Suckers

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Gyrinocheilids

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Vaillantellids

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Gasterosteiformes

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Includes sticklebacks and relatives.

Osmeriformes

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

Galaxiids

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Smelts

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Alepocephalids

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  • Agassiz' smooth-head (Alepocephalus agassizii)
  • Small scaled brown slickhead (Alepocephalus australis)
  • Owston's slickhead (Alepocephalus owstoni)
  • Smalleye smooth-head (Alepocephalus productus)
  • Risso's smooth-head (Alepocephalus rostratus)
  • Asquamiceps caeruleus
  • Asquamiceps hjorti
  • Bajacalifornia calcarata
  • Bigeye smooth-head (Bajacalifornia megalops)
  • Black warrior (Bathylaco nigricans)
  • Fangtooth smooth-head (Bathyprion danae)
  • Koefoed's smooth-head (Bathytroctes macrolepis)
  • Michael Sars smooth-head (Bathytroctes michaelsarsi)
  • Smallscale smooth-head (Bathytroctes microlepis)
  • Bathytroctes squamosus
  • Long-fin smooth-head (Conocara macropterum)
  • Murray's smooth-head (Conocara murrayi)
  • Salmon smooth-head (Conocara salmoneum)
  • Toothless smooth-head (Einara edentula)
  • Loosescale smooth-head (Einara macrolepis)
  • Krefft's smooth-head (Herwigia kreffti)
  • Grenadier smooth-head (Leptoderma macrops)
  • Narcetes erimelas
  • Blackhead salmon (Narcetes stomias)
  • Starry smooth-head (Photostylus pycnopterus)
  • Abyssal smooth-head (Rinoctes nasutus)
  • Softskin smooth-head (Rouleina attrita)
  • Madeiran smooth-head (Rouleina maderensis)
  • Antillean slickhead (Talismania antillarum)
  • Talismania bifurcata
  • Talismania homoptera
  • Talismania longifilis
  • Threadfin smooth-head (Talismania mekistonema)
  • Bluntsnout smooth-head (Xenodermichthys copei)

Argentinidae

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  • Alice Argentina (Argentina aliceae)
  • North-pacific argentine (Argentina sialis)
  • Striated argentine (Argentina striata)
  • Smalltoothed argentine (Glossanodon leioglossus)
  • Glossanodon polli
  • Pygmy argentine (Glossanodon pygmaeus)

Platytroctids

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  • Palebelly searsid (Barbantus curvifrons)
  • Bighead searsid (Holtbyrnia anomala)
  • Holtbyrnia cyanocephala
  • Holtbyrnia innesi
  • Bigeye searsid (Holtbyrnia macrops)
  • Palegold searsid (Maulisia argipalla)
  • Maul's searsid (Maulisia mauli)
  • Smallscale searsid (Maulisia microlepis)
  • Dark searsid (Mentodus facilis)
  • Longbilled searsid (Mentodus longirostris)
  • Midridged searsid (Mentodus mesalirus)
  • Largepore tubeshoulder (Mentodus perforatus)
  • Beaked searsid (Mentodus rostratus)
  • Multipore searsid (Normichthys operosus)
  • Legless searsid (Platytroctes apus)
  • Shining tubeshoulder (Sagamichthys abei)
  • Schnakenbeck's searsid (Sagamichthys schnakenbecki)
  • Koefoed's searsid (Searsia koefoedi)

Deep-sea smelts

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Barreleyes

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Microstomatids

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Other Osmeriformes species

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Percopsiformes

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Trout-perch and its allies

Catfishes

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There are 707 catfish species assessed as least concern.

Ictalurids

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Pangasiidae

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Heptapterids

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  • Acentronichthys leptos
  • Brachyrhamdia imitator
  • Cetopsorhamdia boquillae
  • Cetopsorhamdia nasus
  • Chasmocranus rosae
  • Imparfinis usmai
  • Myoglanis potaroensis
  • Pimelodella conquetaensis
  • Pimelodella cristata
  • Pimelodella elongata
  • Pimelodella eutaenia
  • Pimelodella grisea
  • Pimelodella modestus
  • Pimelodella pappenheimi
  • Pimelodella reyesi

Astroblepids

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Sisorids

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Silurids

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Trichomycterids

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Loach catfishes

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Claroteids

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Airbreathing catfishes

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Loricariids

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Mochokids

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Electric catfish species

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Ariids

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Bagrids

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Schilbeids

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  • Clupisoma garua
  • Clupisoma montana
  • Clupisoma prateri
  • Clupisoma sinensis
  • Eutropiichthys britzi
  • Eutropiichthys burmannicus
  • Eutropiichthys murius
  • Eutropiichthys vacha
  • Laides longibarbis
  • Neotropius acutirostris
  • Neotropius atherinoides
  • Parailia congica
  • Parailia occidentalis
  • Glass schilbid (Parailia pellucida)
  • Parailia spiniserrata
  • Pareutropius buffei
  • Pareutropius debauwi
  • Pareutropius longifilis
  • Pareutropius mandevillei
  • Proeutropiichthys macropthalmos
  • Indian taakree (Proeutropiichthys taakree)
  • Golden barbel (Schilbe banguelensis)
  • Schilbe bocagii
  • Female belly up (Schilbe brevianalis)
  • Schilbe congensis
  • Schilbe djemeri
  • Schilbe grenfelli
  • Silver butter catfish (Schilbe intermedius)
  • Schilbe laticeps
  • Schilbe mandibularis
  • Shoulderspot catfish (Schilbe marmoratus)
  • Schilbe micropogon
  • Schilbe moebiusii
  • Schilbe multitaeniatus
  • African butter catfish (Schilbe mystus)
  • Schilbe tumbanus
  • Egyptian butter catfish (Schilbe uranoscopus)
  • Yangambi butterbarbel (Schilbe yangambianus)
  • Silond catfish (Silonia silondia)
  • Siluranodon auritus

Callichthyids

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Doradids

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Driftwood catfishes

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Erethistids

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Pseudopimelodids

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  • Batrochoglanis transmontanus
  • Cephalosilurus fowleri
  • Cruciglanis pacifici
  • Microglanis zonatus
  • Pseudopimelodus schultzi

Other catfish species

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Gonorynchiformes

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Includes milkfish, beaked salmon and allies.

  • Cromeria nilotica
  • Beaked salmon (Gonorynchus gonorynchus)
  • Angola Kneria (Kneria angolensis)
  • Airbreathing shellear (Kneria auriculata)
  • Kneria katangae
  • Cunene Kneria (Kneria maydelli)
  • Kneria paucisquamata
  • Northern Kneria (Kneria polli)
  • Kneria rukwaensis
  • Kneria stappersii
  • Kneria wittei
  • Parakneria abbreviata
  • Parakneria cameronensis
  • Gorongoza Kneria (Parakneria mossambica)
  • Parakneria spekii
  • Hingemouth (Phractolaemus ansorgii)

Batrachoidiformes

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  • Bocon toadfish (Amphichthys cryptocentrus)
  • Aphos porosus
  • Large-eye toadfish (Batrachoides gilberti)
  • Batrachoides liberiensis
  • Cotuero toadfish (Batrachoides manglae)
  • Pacific toadfish (Batrachoides pacifici)
  • Pacuma toadfish (Batrachoides surinamensis)
  • Multipored toadfish (Batrachoides waltersi)
  • Dow's toadfish (Daector dowi)
  • Lusitanian toadfish (Halobatrachus didactylus)
  • Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta)
  • Bicolor toadfish (Opsanus dichrostomus)
  • Leopard toadfish (Opsanus pardus)
  • Scarecrow toadfish (Opsanus phobetron)
  • Oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau)
  • Perulibatrachus elminensis
  • Perulibatrachus rossignoli
  • Darkedge midshipman (Porichthys analis)
  • Saddle midshipman (Porichthys ephippiatus)
  • Greene's midshipman (Porichthys greenei)
  • Daisy midshipman (Porichthys margaritatus)
  • Mimetic midshipman (Porichthys mimeticus)
  • Porichthys myriaster
  • Plainfin midshipman (Porichthys notatus)
  • Few-rayed toadfish (Porichthys pauciradiatus)
  • Atlantic midshipman (Porichthys plectrodon)
  • Bearded toadfish (Sanopus barbatus)
  • Cano toadfish (Thalassophryne maculosa)
  • Big-eyed toadfish (Thalassophryne megalops)
  • Copper Joe toadfish (Thalassophryne nattereri)

Perciformes

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

Beloniformes

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

Ricefishes

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Halfbeaks

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  • Hardhead halfbeak (Chriodorus atherinoides)
  • Dermogenys burmanica
  • Dermogenys siamensis
  • Flying halfbeak (Euleptorhamphus velox)
  • Balao halfbeak (Hemiramphus balao)
  • Bermuda halfbeak (Hemiramphus bermudensis)
  • Ballyhoo (Hemiramphus brasiliensis)
  • Jumping halfbeak (Hemiramphus saltator)
  • Forest halfbeak (Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus)
  • Collette's halfbeak (Hyporhamphus collettei)
  • Choelo halfbeak (Hyporhamphus gilli)
  • Congaturi halfbeak (Hyporhamphus limbatus)
  • American halfbeak (Hyporhamphus meeki)
  • Pacific silverstripe halfbeak (Hyporhamphus naos)
  • African halfbeak (Hyporhamphus picarti)
  • Central American halfbeak (Hyporhamphus roberti)
  • Skipper halfbeak (Hyporhamphus snyderi)
  • Atlantic silverstripe halfbeak (Hyporhamphus unifasciatus)
  • False halfbeak (Oxyporhamphus similis)
  • Feathered river-garfish (Zenarchopterus dispar)
  • Zenarchopterus gilli
  • Robert's river garfish (Zenarchopterus robertsi)

Needlefishes

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Species

  • Flat needlefish (Ablennes hians)
  • Garfish (Belone belone)
  • Keeltail needlefish (Platybelone argalus)
  • Californian needlefish (Strongylura exilis)
  • Silver gar (Strongylura marina)
  • Redfin needlefish (Strongylura notata)
  • Shoulderspot needlefish (Strongylura scapularis)
  • Strongylura senegalensis
  • Timucu (Strongylura timucu)
  • Agujon needlefish (Tylosurus acus)
  • Houndfish (Tylosurus crocodilus)
  • Pacific agujon (Tylosurus pacificus)
  • Xenentodon cancila
  • Indochinese needlefish (Xenentodon canciloides)

Subspecies

  • Baja California keeltail needlefish (Platybelone argalus pterura)
  • Tylosurus acus acus
  • Tylosurus acus imperialis
  • Tylosurus acus rafale
  • Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus
  • Mexican needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus fodiator)

Flying fish

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Species

  • Margined flyingfish (Cheilopogon cyanopterus)
  • Backspot flying fish (Cheilopogon dorsomacula)
  • Bandwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon exsiliens)
  • Spotfin flyingfish (Cheilopogon furcatus)
  • Blotchwing flyingfish (Cheilopogon heterurus)
  • Atlantic flyingfish (Cheilopogon melanurus)
  • Guinean flyingfish (Cheilopogon milleri)
  • Blacksail flyingfish (Cheilopogon nigricans)
  • Butterfly flyingfish (Cheilopogon papilio)
  • Bennett's flyingfish (Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus)
  • Easter Island flyingfish (Cheilopogon rapanouiensis)
  • Whitetip flyingfish (Cheilopogon xenopterus)
  • Ornamented flying fish (Cypselurus callopterus)
  • Clearwing flyingfish (Cypselurus comatus)
  • Oceanic two-wing flyingfish (Exocoetus obtusirostris)
  • Tropical two-wing flyingfish (Exocoetus volitans)
  • Fodiator acutus
  • Fodiator rostratus
  • Hirundichthys affinis
  • Banded flyingfish (Hirundichthys marginatus)
  • Subtropical flyingfish (Hirundichthys rondeletii)
  • Mirrorwing flyingfish (Hirundichthys speculiger)
  • Hirundichthys volador
  • Atlantic sailfin flyingfish (Parexocoetus hillianus)
  • Bluntnosed flyingfish (Prognichthys gibbifrons)
  • Gyre flyingfish (Prognichthys glaphyrae)
  • Western bluntnose flyingfish (Prognichthys occidentalis)
  • Sailor flyingfish (Prognichthys sealei)
  • Tringa flyingfish (Prognichthys tringa)

Subspecies

Scomberesocids

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  • Atlantic saury (Scomberesox saurus)
  • Dwarf Atlantic saury (Scomberesox simulans)

Snakeheads

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Synbranchiformes

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

Swamp eels

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Mastacembelids

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Gymnotiformes

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  • Apteronotus eschmeyeri
  • Apteronotus magdalenensis
  • Apteronotus mariae
  • Distocyclus conirostris
  • Electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)
  • Gymnotus chaviro
  • Gymnotus esmeraldas
  • Gymnotus jonasi
  • Hypopygus ortegai
  • Platyurosternarchus macrostomus
  • Barred knifefish (Steatogenys elegans)
  • Sternarchorhynchus hagedornae
  • Sternarchorhynchus montanus
  • Sternarchorhynchus mormyrus
  • Sternarchorhynchus stewarti
  • Sternarchorhynchus taphorni
  • Blue-green knifefish (Sternopygus aequilabiatus)

Osteoglossiformes

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

Mormyrids

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  • Boulengeromyrus knoepffleri
  • Brevimyrus niger
  • Brienomyrus brachyistius
  • Brienomyrus longianalis
  • Campylomormyrus alces
  • Campylomormyrus christyi
  • Campylomormyrus curvirostris
  • Campylomormyrus elephas
  • Campylomormyrus mirus
  • Campylomormyrus numenius
  • Campylomormyrus phantasticus
  • Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus
  • Wormjawed mormyrid (Campylomormyrus tamandua)
  • Campylomormyrus tshokwe
  • Zambezi parrotfish (Cyphomyrus discorhynchus)
  • Cyphomyrus macrops
  • Cyphomyrus psittacus
  • Cyphomyrus wilverthi
  • Genyomyrus donnyi
  • Gnathonemus echidnorhynchus
  • Longnose stonebasher (Gnathonemus longibarbis)
  • Peters' elephantnose fish (Gnathonemus petersii)
  • Slender stonebasher (Hippopotamyrus ansorgii)
  • Hippopotamyrus castor
  • Graham's stonebasher (Hippopotamyrus grahami)
  • Hippopotamyrus pappenheimi
  • Hippopotamyrus paugyi
  • Hippopotamyrus pictus
  • Hippopotamyrus szaboi
  • Hyperopisus bebe
  • Isichthys henryi
  • Ivindomyrus marchei
  • Marcusenius altisambesi
  • Marcusenius angolensis
  • Thisk-lipped fish (Marcusenius cyprinoides)
  • Marcusenius friteli
  • Marcusenius fuscus
  • Marcusenius ghesquierei
  • Marcusenius greshoffii
  • Marcusenius kutuensis
  • Marcusenius leopoldianus
  • Livingstone's bulldog (Marcusenius livingstonii)
  • Bulldog-fish (Marcusenius macrolepidotus)
  • Marcusenius mento
  • Monteiri's bulldog (Marcusenius monteiri)
  • Marcusenius moorii
  • Marcusenius schilthuisiae
  • Marcusenius senegalensis
  • Marcusenius stanleyanus
  • Marcusenius thomasi
  • Marcusenius ussheri
  • Cornish jack (Mormyrops anguilloides)
  • Mormyrops attenuatus
  • Mormyrops boulengeri
  • Mormyrops breviceps
  • Mormyrops curtus
  • Mormyrops engystoma
  • Mormyrops furcidens
  • Mormyrops lineolatus
  • Mormyrops mariae
  • Mormyrops masuianus
  • Mormyrops nigricans
  • Mormyrops sirenoides
  • Mormyrops zanclirostris
  • Mormyrus caschive
  • Mormyrus hasselquistii
  • Bottlenose (Mormyrus kannume)
  • Western bottlenose (Mormyrus lacerda)
  • Eastern bottlenose mormyrid (Mormyrus longirostris)
  • Mormyrus macrocephalus
  • Mormyrus macrophthalmus
  • Mormyrus ovis
  • Mormyrus tapirus
  • Athi elephant-snout fish (Mormyrus tenuirostris)
  • Myomyrus macrodon
  • Myomyrus macrops
  • Paramormyrops curvifrons
  • Paramormyrops sphekodes
  • Paramormyrops tavernei
  • Petrocephalus ansorgii
  • Petrocephalus balayi
  • Petrocephalus binotatus
  • Petrocephalus christyi
  • Petrocephalus grandoculis
  • Petrocephalus microphthalmus
  • Petrocephalus pallidomaculatus
  • Petrocephalus pellegrini
  • Petrocephalus sauvagii
  • Petrocephalus schoutedeni
  • Petrocephalus simus
  • Petrocephalus soudanensis
  • Petrocephalus sullivani
  • Petrocephalus tenuicauda
  • Southern churchill (Petrocephalus wesselsi)
  • Pollimyrus adspersus
  • Pollimyrus brevis
  • Dwarf stonebasher (Pollimyrus castelnaui)
  • Pollimyrus marianne
  • Dark stonebasher (Pollimyrus nigricans)
  • Pollimyrus nigripinnis
  • Pollimyrus petherici
  • Pollimyrus petricolus
  • Pollimyrus plagiostoma
  • Pollimyrus pulverulentus
  • Pollimyrus schreyeni
  • Pollimyrus tumifrons
  • Stomatorhinus corneti
  • Stomatorhinus fuliginosus
  • Stomatorhinus humilior
  • Stomatorhinus kununguensis
  • Stomatorhinus patrizii
  • Stomatorhinus polli
  • Stomatorhinus polylepis
  • Stomatorhinus puncticulatus
  • Stomatorhinus walkeri

Notopterids

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Other Osteoglossiformes species

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Gobiesociformes

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  • Flarenostril clingfish (Acyrtops amplicirrus)
  • Emerald clingfish (Acyrtops beryllinus)
  • Papillate clingfish (Acyrtus artius)
  • Orange-spotted clingfish (Acyrtus lanthanum)
  • Red clingfish (Acyrtus rubiginosus)
  • Apletodon bacescui
  • Apletodon incognitus
  • Chubby clingfish (Apletodon pellegrini)
  • Apletodon wirtzi
  • Elegant clingfish (Arcos decoris)
  • Rockwall clingfish (Arcos erythrops)
  • Padded clingfish (Arcos nudus)
  • Rock clingfish (Arcos rhodospilus)
  • High-forehead clingfish (Derilissus altifrons)
  • Two-spotted clingfish (Diplecogaster bimaculata)
  • Diplecogaster ctenocrypta
  • Panamic clingfish (Gobiesox adustus)
  • Lappetlip clingfish (Gobiesox barbatulus)
  • Dotted clingfish (Gobiesox daedaleus)
  • Bahama skilletfish (Gobiesox lucayanus)
  • Blackfinned clingfish (Gobiesox nigripinnis)
  • Bearded clingfish (Gobiesox papillifer)
  • Gobiesox pinniger
  • Stippled clingfish (Gobiesox punctulatus)
  • Smoothlip clingfish (Gobiesox schultzi)
  • Skilletfish (Gobiesox strumosus)
  • Blunt-snouted clingfish (Gouania willdenowi)
  • Lecanogaster chrysea
  • Shore clingfish (Lepadogaster lepadogaster)
  • Lepadogaster purpurea
  • Opeatogenys gracilis
  • Northern fraildisc clingfish (Pherallodiscus funebris)
  • Guadalupe clingfish (Rimicola sila)
  • Sicyases hildebrandi
  • Tomicodon australis
  • Cortez clingfish (Tomicodon boehlkei)
  • Broadhead clingfish (Tomicodon briggsi)
  • Smallsucker clingfish (Tomicodon chilensis)
  • Cryptic clingfish (Tomicodon cryptus)
  • Rosy clingfish (Tomicodon eos)
  • Barred clingfish (Tomicodon fasciatus)
  • Sonora clingfish (Tomicodon humeralis)
  • Smooth-suckered clingfish (Tomicodon leurodiscus)
  • Blackstripe clingfish (Tomicodon myersi)
  • Peter's clingfish (Tomicodon petersii)
  • Reitz's clingfish (Tomicodon reitzae)
  • Antillean clingfish (Tomicodon rhabdotus)
  • Surge clingfish (Tomicodon rupestris)
  • Zebra clingfish (Tomicodon zebra)

Characiformes

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

Bryconids

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  • Brycon amazonicus
  • Brycon dentex
  • Brycon henni
  • Brycon meeki
  • Brycon oligolepis
  • Brycon polylepis
  • Brycon rubricauda
  • Brycon sinuensis
  • Brycon stolzmanni

Curimatids

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  • Curimata incompta
  • Curimata vittata
  • Cyphocharax derhami
  • Cyphocharax pantostictos
  • Cyphocharax voga
  • Pseudocurimata lineopunctata
  • Steindachnerina amazonica
  • Steindachnerina binotata

Alestids

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  • Alestes ansorgii
  • Alestes baremoze
  • Nile robber (Alestes dentex)
  • Alestes liebrechtsii
  • Torpedo robber (Alestes macrophthalmus)
  • Alestes stuhlmannii
  • Alestopetersius bifasciatus
  • Alestopetersius brichardi
  • Yellow-tailed African tetra (Alestopetersius caudalis)
  • Alestopetersius compressus
  • Alestopetersius hilgendorfi
  • Alestopetersius leopoldianus
  • Alestopetersius tumbensis
  • Bathyaethiops breuseghemi
  • African moon tetra (Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus)
  • Bathyaethiops greeni
  • Brachypetersius cadwaladeri
  • Brachypetersius gabonensis
  • Brachypetersius huloti
  • Brachypetersius pseudonummifer
  • Redfin robber (Brycinus affinis)
  • Brycinus bimaculatus
  • Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber (Brycinus ferox)
  • Brycinus fwaensis
  • Pinkfin alestes (Brycinus grandisquamis)
  • Spot-tail robber (Brycinus imberi)
  • Brycinus intermedius
  • Brycinus kingsleyae
  • Striped robber (Brycinus lateralis)
  • Brycinus leuciscus
  • African longfin (Brycinus longipinnis)
  • Large scaled robber (Brycinus macrolepidotus)
  • Dwarf Lake Turkana robber (Brycinus minutus)
  • Nurse tetra (Brycinus nurse)
  • Brycinus opisthotaenia
  • Brycinus peringueyi
  • Brycinus poptae
  • Brycinus rhodopleura
  • Sadler's robber (Brycinus sadleri)
  • Brycinus taeniurus
  • Brycinus tholloni
  • Bryconaethiops boulengeri
  • Bryconaethiops macrops
  • Bryconaethiops microstoma
  • Bryconaethiops quinquesquamae
  • Barnard's robber (Hemigrammopetersius barnardi)
  • Hydrocynus brevis
  • Elongate tigerfish (Hydrocynus forskahlii)
  • Giant tigerfish (Hydrocynus goliath)
  • Hydrocynus tanzaniae
  • Ndweshi (Hydrocynus vittatus)
  • Sharptooth tetra (Micralestes acutidens)
  • Micralestes argyrotaenia
  • Micralestes congicus
  • Micralestes fodori
  • Micralestes humilis
  • Micralestes lualabae
  • Micralestes occidentalis
  • Micralestes pabrensis
  • Micralestes sardina
  • Micralestes stormsi
  • Nannopetersius lamberti
  • Petersius conserialis
  • Phenacogrammus altus
  • Phenacogrammus ansorgii
  • Phenacogrammus aurantiacus
  • Phenacogrammus deheyni
  • Congo tetra (Phenacogrammus interruptus)
  • Phenacogrammus major
  • Phenacogrammus polli
  • Phenacogrammus urotaenia
  • Rhabdalestes brevidorsalis
  • Okavango robber (Rhabdalestes maunensis)
  • Rhabdalestes rhodesiensis
  • Rhabdalestes septentrionalis
  • Pangani robber (Rhabdalestes tangensis)
  • Tricuspidalestes caeruleus

Lebiasinids

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  • Blackband copella (Copella nigrofasciata)
  • Lebiasina astrigata
  • Lebiasina chucuriensis
  • Lebiasina colombia
  • Lebiasina elongata
  • Lebiasina floridablancaensis
  • Lebiasina multimaculata
  • Lebiasina ortegai
  • Pyrrhulina eleanorae
  • Copeina (Pyrrhulina spilota)

Distichodontids

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  • Belonophago hutsebouti
  • Belonophago tinanti
  • Congocharax olbrechtsi
  • Silver distichodus (Distichodus affinis)
  • Distichodus altus
  • Distichodus antonii
  • Distichodus atroventralis
  • Distichodus brevipinnis
  • Dwarf distichodus (Distichodus decemmaculatus)
  • Grass-eaters (Distichodus engycephalus)
  • Many barred distichodus (Distichodus fasciolatus)
  • Distichodus hypostomatus
  • Distichodus kolleri
  • Longsnout distichodus (Distichodus lusosso)
  • Spotted citharinid (Distichodus maculatus)
  • Nkupe (Distichodus mossambicus)
  • Nile distichodus (Distichodus niloticus)
  • Distichodus noboli
  • Distichodus notospilus
  • Distichodus rostratus
  • Distichodus rufigiensis
  • Distichodus schenga
  • Six-banded distichodus (Distichodus sexfasciatus)
  • Eugnathichthys eetveldii
  • Eugnathichthys macroterolepis
  • Hemigrammocharax angolensis
  • Dwarf citharine (Hemigrammocharax machadoi)
  • Hemigrammocharax minutus
  • Hemigrammocharax monardi
  • Multibar citharine (Hemigrammocharax multifasciatus)
  • Hemigrammocharax ocellicauda
  • Hemigrammocharax uniocellatus
  • Hemigrammocharax wittei
  • Hemistichodus lootensi
  • Hemistichodus mesmaekersi
  • Hemistichodus vaillanti
  • Ichthyborus monodi
  • Ichthyborus ornatus
  • Mesoborus crocodilus
  • Microstomatichthyoborus bashforddeani
  • Microstomatichthyoborus katangae
  • Oneline tetra (Nannaethiops unitaeniatus)
  • Nannocharax ansorgii
  • Nannocharax brevis
  • Nannocharax elongatus
  • Nannocharax fasciatus
  • Nannocharax gracilis
  • Nannocharax intermedius
  • Nannocharax lineomaculatus
  • Nannocharax luapulae
  • Broad-barred citharine (Nannocharax macropterus)
  • Nannocharax maculicauda
  • Nannocharax niloticus
  • Nannocharax occidentalis
  • Nannocharax parvus
  • Nannocharax procatopus
  • Nannocharax schoutedeni
  • Nannocharax taenia
  • Neolebias ansorgii
  • Neolebias gossei
  • Neolebias trewavasae
  • Threeline tetra (Neolebias trilineatus)
  • Neolebias unifasciatus
  • Paradistichodus dimidiatus
  • Phago boulengeri
  • Phago intermedius
  • African pike-characin (Phago loricatus)
  • Xenocharax crassus

Characids

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  • Acestrocephalus boehlkei
  • Argopleura chocoensis
  • Argopleura diquensis
  • Argopleura magdalenensis
  • Astyanacinus multidens
  • Astyanax atratoensis
  • Astyanax caucanus
  • Astyanax filiferus
  • Astyanax guaporensis
  • Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus)
  • Astyanax microlepis
  • Astyanax orthodus
  • Attonitus ephimeros
  • Attonitus irisae
  • Brachychalcinus nummus
  • Bryconacidnus ellisi
  • Bryconacidnus paipayensis
  • Bryconamericus alfredae
  • Bryconamericus andresoi
  • Bryconamericus bolivianus
  • Bryconamericus caucanus
  • Bryconamericus dahli
  • Bryconamericus deuterodonoides
  • Bryconamericus diaphanus
  • Bryconamericus emperador
  • Bryconamericus galvisi
  • Bryconamericus grosvenori
  • Bryconamericus guaytarae
  • Bryconamericus huilae
  • Bryconamericus osgoodi
  • Bryconamericus pachacuti
  • Bryconamericus pectinatus
  • Bryconamericus phoenicopterus
  • Bryconamericus plutarcoi
  • Bryconamericus zamorensis
  • Ceratobranchia binghami
  • Ceratobranchia delotaenia
  • Ceratobranchia obtusirostris
  • Charax macrolepis
  • Charax tectifer
  • Cheirodon ortegai
  • Chrysobrycon hesperus
  • Chrysobrycon myersi
  • Creagrutus amoenus
  • Creagrutus brevipinnis
  • Creagrutus britskii
  • Creagrutus caucanus
  • Creagrutus changae
  • Creagrutus flavescens
  • Creagrutus gephyrus
  • Creagrutus gracilis
  • Creagrutus guanes
  • Creagrutus holmi
  • Creagrutus kunturus
  • Creagrutus magdalenae
  • Creagrutus manu
  • Creagrutus maracaiboensis
  • Creagrutus muelleri
  • Creagrutus ortegai
  • Creagrutus ouranonastes
  • Creagrutus paralacus
  • Creagrutus pearsoni
  • Creagrutus peruanus
  • Creagrutus pila
  • Creagrutus ungulus
  • Deuterodon singularis
  • Tetra (Diapoma terofali)
  • Gephyrocharax chocoensis
  • Gephyrocharax major
  • Gephyrocharax melanocheir
  • Grundulus bogotensis
  • Hemibrycon beni
  • Hemibrycon boquiae
  • Hemibrycon colombianus
  • Hemibrycon dentatus
  • Hemibrycon helleri
  • Hemibrycon huambonicus
  • Hemibrycon mikrostiktos
  • Hemibrycon orcesi
  • Hemibrycon palomae
  • Hemibrycon polyodon
  • Hemibrycon rafaelense
  • Jumping anchovy (Hemibrycon tridens)
  • Costello tetra (Hemigrammus hyanuary)
  • Hemigrammus luelingi
  • Black wedge tetra (Hemigrammus pulcher)
  • Ornate tetra (Hyphessobrycon bentosi)
  • Hyphessobrycon frankei
  • Hyphessobrycon gracilior
  • Hyphessobrycon loretoensis
  • Black phantom tetra (Hyphessobrycon megalopterus)
  • Hyphessobrycon ocasoensis
  • Hyphessobrycon oritoensis
  • Hyphessobrycon pando
  • Hyphessobrycon peruvianus
  • Hyphessobrycon proteus
  • Lemon tetra (Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis)
  • Hyphessobrycon robustulus
  • Hyphessobrycon taguae
  • Hyphessobrycon tenuis
  • Tortuguero tetra (Hyphessobrycon tortuguerae)
  • Jupiaba poranga
  • Knodus gamma
  • Knodus hypopterus
  • Knodus megalops
  • Knodus pasco
  • Lobodeuterodon euspilurus
  • Microgenys minuta
  • Microschemobrycon elongatus
  • Moenkhausia atahualpiana
  • Moenkhausia georgiae
  • Moenkhausia ovalis
  • Moenkhausia simulata
  • Monotocheirodon pearsoni
  • Odontostilbe dierythrura
  • Odontostilbe ecuadorensis
  • Odontostilbe microcephala
  • Oligosarcus bolivianus
  • Oligosarcus longirostris
  • Othonocheirodus eigenmanni
  • Phenacogaster beni
  • Priocharax pygmaeus
  • Pseudochalceus lineatus
  • Rhoadsia minor
  • Roeboides affinis
  • Roeboides bonariensis
  • Roeboides occidentalis
  • Saccoderma hastata
  • Saccoderma robusta
  • Scopaeocharax atopodus
  • Scopaeocharax rhinodus
  • Tyttobrycon dorsimaculatus
  • Tyttobrycon spinosus
  • Tyttocharax tambopatensis
  • Xenurobrycon heterodon
  • Xenurobrycon polyancistrus

Citharinids

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Anostomids

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  • Abramites eques
  • Laemolyta fasciata
  • Leporinus crassilabris
  • Leporinus granti
  • Leporinus niceforoi
  • Leporinus nijsseni
  • Leporinus obtusidens
  • Leporinus pearsoni
  • Striped leporinus (Leporinus striatus)
  • Leporinus wolfei
  • Leporinus y-ophorus
  • Rhytiodus lauzannei
  • Schizodon rostratus

Crenuchids

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  • Characidium bolivianum
  • Characidium brevirostre
  • Characidium caucanum
  • Characidium lanei
  • Characidium phoxocephalum
  • Characidium pteroides
  • Characidium purpuratum
  • Characidium schubarti
  • Geryichthys sterbai
  • Melanocharacidium rex
  • Microcharacidium geryi

Other Characiformes species

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  • Acestrorhynchus maculipinna
  • Bivibranchia simulata
  • Boulengerella xyrekes
  • Bryconops colaroja
  • Bryconops gracilis
  • Bryconops imitator
  • Gilbertolus alatus
  • Gilbertolus atratoensis
  • Hemiodus amazonum
  • Kafue pike (Hepsetus odoe)
  • Parodon caliensis
  • Parodon magdalenensis
  • Piabucus caudomaculatus
  • Silver prochilodus (Semaprochilodus taeniurus)
  • Serrasalmus odyssei
  • Sharp-snouted piranha (Serrasalmus sanchezi)
  • Triportheus magdalenae
  • Triportheus rotundatus

Syngnathiformes

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

Syngnathids

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Species

Subspecies

  • Black-sided pipefish (Doryrhamphus excisus excisus)

Centriscids

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Aulostomids

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Cornetfishes

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Clupeiformes

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

Clupeids

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Species

Subspecies

Pristigasterids

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  • Dogtooth herring (Chirocentrodon bleekerianus)
  • Ilisha africana
  • Amazon ilisha (Ilisha amazonica)
  • Ilisha compressa
  • Hatchet herring (Ilisha fuerthii)
  • Ilisha novacula
  • Tropical longfin herring (Neoopisthopterus tropicus)
  • Caribbean longfin herring (Odontognathus compressus)
  • Guiana longfin herring (Odontognathus mucronatus)
  • Panama longfin herring (Odontognathus panamensis)
  • Dove's longfin herring (Opisthopterus dovii)
  • Equatorial longfin herring (Opisthopterus equatorialis)
  • Bigeyed longfin herring (Opisthopterus macrops)
  • American coastal pellona (Pellona harroweri)
  • Raconda (Raconda russeliana)

Anchovies

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  • Regan's anchovy (Anchoa argentivittata)
  • Key anchovy (Anchoa cayorum)
  • Narrow-striped anchovy (Anchoa colonensis)
  • Cuban anchovy (Anchoa cubana)
  • Short anchovy (Anchoa curta)
  • Slough anchovy (Anchoa delicatissima)
  • Eigenmann's anchovy (Anchoa eigenmannia)
  • Thin anchovy (Anchoa exigua)
  • Longfinger anchovy (Anchoa filifera)
  • Heller's anchovy (Anchoa helleri)
  • Broad-striped anchovy (Anchoa hepsetus)
  • Gulf of California slender anchovy (Anchoa ischana)
  • Big-eye anchovy (Anchoa lamprotaenia)
  • Bright anchovy (Anchoa lucida)
  • Shortfinger anchovy (Anchoa lyolepis)
  • Common anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli)
  • False Panama anchovy (Anchoa mundeola)
  • Northern gulf anchovy (Anchoa mundeoloides)
  • Longnose anchovy (Anchoa nasus)
  • Panama anchovy (Anchoa panamensis)
  • Little anchovy (Anchoa parva)
  • Scofield's anchovy (Anchoa scofieldi)
  • Spicule anchovy (Anchoa spinifer)
  • Starks's anchovy (Anchoa starksi)
  • Walker's anchovy (Anchoa walkeri)
  • Zabaleta anchovy (Anchovia clupeoides)
  • Bigscale anchovy (Anchovia macrolepidota)
  • Snubnose anchovy (Anchoviella brevirostris)
  • Cayenne anchovy (Anchoviella cayennensis)
  • Elongate anchovy (Anchoviella elongata)
  • Broadband anchovy (Anchoviella lepidentostole)
  • Flat anchovy (Anchoviella perfasciata)
  • Atlantic anchoveta (Cetengraulis edentulus)
  • Pacific anchoveta (Cetengraulis mysticetus)
  • Grey's granadier anchovy (Coilia grayii)
  • Lindman's grenadier anchovy (Coilia lindmani)
  • Neglected grenadier anchovy (Coilia neglecta)
  • European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
  • Silver anchovy (Engraulis eurystole)
  • Californian anchovy (Engraulis mordax)
  • Peruvian anchoveta (Engraulis ringens)
  • Atlantic sabertooth anchovy (Lycengraulis grossidens)
  • Pacific sabretooth anchovy (Lycengraulis poeyi)
  • Sabretoothed thryssa (Lycothrissa crocodilus)
  • Setipinna phasa
  • Moustached thryssa (Thryssa mystax)

Sundasalangids

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  • Mekong noodlefish (Sundasalanx mekongensis)
  • Dwarf noodlefish (Sundasalanx praecox)

Scorpaeniformes

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

Cottids

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Scorpaenids

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  • Sharpcheek scorpionfish (Idiastion kyphos)
  • Spotwing scorpionfish (Neomerinthe beanorum)
  • Spinycheek scorpionfish (Neomerinthe hemingwayi)
  • Round scorpionfish (Neomerinthe rotunda)
  • Ghanean scorpionfish (Pontinus accraensis)
  • Longsnout scorpionfish (Pontinus castor)
  • Mottled scorpionfish (Pontinus clemensi)
  • Pontinus furcirhinus
  • Speckled deepwater scorpionfish (Pontinus leda)
  • Longspine scorpionfish (Pontinus longispinis)
  • Large-headed scorpionfish (Pontinus macrocephalus)
  • Spinythroat scorpionfish (Pontinus nematophthalmus)
  • Deepwater jack (Pontinus nigropunctatus)
  • Highfin scorpionfish (Pontinus rathbuni)
  • Speckled scorpionfish (Pontinus sierra)
  • Stalkeye scorpionfish (Pontinus strigatus)
  • Spotback scorpionfish (Pontinus vaughani)
  • Luna lion fish (Pterois lunulata)
  • Peruvian scorpionfish (Scorpaena afuerae)
  • Longfin scorpionfish (Scorpaena agassizii)
  • Coral scorpionfish (Scorpaena albifimbria)
  • Angola scorpionfish (Scorpaena angolensis)
  • Goosehead scorpionfish (Scorpaena bergii)
  • Shortfin scorpionfish (Scorpaena brachyptera)
  • Barbfish (Scorpaena brasiliensis)
  • Smooth-head scorpionfish (Scorpaena calcarata)
  • Hunchback scorpionfish (Scorpaena dispar)
  • Dwarf scorpionfish (Scorpaena elachys)
  • Slender rockfish (Scorpaena elongata)
  • Plumed scorpionfish (Scorpaena grandicornis)
  • Scorpaena hatizyoensis
  • Player scorpionfish (Scorpaena histrio)
  • Mushroom scorpionfish (Scorpaena inermis)
  • Smooth-cheek scorpionfish (Scorpaena isthmensis)
  • Senegalese rockfish (Scorpaena laevis)
  • Cadenat's rockfish (Scorpaena loppei)
  • Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis)
  • Pacific spotted scorpionfish (Scorpaena mystes)
  • Norman's scorpionfish (Scorpaena normani)
  • Small red scorpionfish (Scorpaena notata)
  • Spotted scorpionfish (Scorpaena plumieri)
  • Black scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus)
  • Reddish scorpionfish (Scorpaena russula)
  • Large-scaled scorpion fish (Scorpaena scrofa)
  • Sonora scorpionfish (Scorpaena sonorae)
  • Spotted fin scorpionfish (Scorpaena stephanica)
  • Reef scorpionfish (Scorpaenodes caribbaeus)
  • Hairy scorpionfish (Scorpaenodes hirsutus)
  • Insular scorpionfish (Scorpaenodes insularis)
  • Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus
  • Deepreef scorpionfish (Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus)
  • Rainbow scorpionfish (Scorpaenodes xyris)
  • Scorpaenopsis altirostris
  • Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi

Triglids

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  • Shortfin searobin (Bellator brachychir)
  • Streamer searobin (Bellator egretta)
  • Bellator farrago
  • Nakedbelly searobin (Bellator gymnostethus)
  • Chevron searobin (Bellator loxias)
  • Horned searobin (Bellator militaris)
  • Caribbean searobin (Bellator ribeiroi)
  • Splitnose searobin (Bellator xenisma)
  • Red gurnard (Chelidonichthys cuculus)
  • Gabon gurnard (Chelidonichthys gabonensis)
  • Bluefin gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu)
  • African gurnard (Chelidonichthys lastoviza)
  • Tub gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna)
  • Longfin gurnard (Chelidonichthys obscurus)
  • Scalebreast gurnard (Lepidotrigla cadmani)
  • Carol's gurnard (Lepidotrigla carolae)
  • Spiny gurnard (Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei)
  • Devil searobin (Lepidotrigla kishinouyi)
  • Oman gurnard (Lepidotrigla omanensis)
  • Spiny searobin (Prionotus alatus)
  • Whitesnout searobin (Prionotus albirostris)
  • Bean's searobin (Prionotus beanii)
  • Twobeak searobin (Prionotus birostratus)
  • Northern searobin (Prionotus carolinus)
  • Striped searobin (Prionotus evolans)
  • Bristly searobin (Prionotus horrens)
  • Bigeye searobin (Prionotus longispinosus)
  • Gulf of Mexico barred searobin (Prionotus martis)
  • Bandtail searobin (Prionotus ophryas)
  • Mexican searobin (Prionotus paralatus)
  • Bluewing searobin (Prionotus punctatus)
  • Bluespotted searobin (Prionotus roseus)
  • Blackwing searobin (Prionotus rubio)
  • Common searobin (Prionotus ruscarius)
  • Leopard searobin (Prionotus scitulus)
  • Shortwing searobin (Prionotus stearnsi)
  • Lumptail searobin (Prionotus stephanophrys)
  • Bighead searobin (Prionotus tribulus)
  • Blackspotted gurnard (Pterygotrigla hemisticta)
  • Piper gurnard (Trigla lyra)
  • Streaked gurnard (Trigloporus lastoviza)

Other Scorpaeniformes species

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  • Hooknose (Agonus cataphractus)
  • Careproctus albescens
  • Spotted flathead (Cociella punctata)
  • Velvetfish (Cocotropus roseus)
  • Smooth horsefish (Congiopodus torvus)
  • Pallid sculpin (Cottunculus thomsonii)
  • Flathead helmet gurnard (Dactyloptena gilberti)
  • Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans)
  • Ebinania costaecanariae
  • Midwater scorpionfish (Ectreposebastes imus)
  • Spotted velvetfish (Erisphex pottii)
  • Blackbelly rosefish (Helicolenus dactylopterus)
  • Chinese ghoul (Inimicus caledonicus)
  • Longhead flatfish (Leviprora inops)
  • Common seasnail (Liparis liparis)
  • Montagu's seasnail (Liparis montagui)
  • Obliquebanded stingfish (Minous dempsterae)
  • Whitetail goblinfish (Minous quincarinatus)
  • Ocosia possi
  • Paracentropogon vespa
  • Percis matsuii
  • African armoured searobin (Peristedion cataphractum)
  • Slender searobin (Peristedion gracile)
  • Armored searobin (Peristedion miniatum)
  • Dwarf thornyhead (Plectrogenium nanum)
  • Psychrolutes inermis
  • Cortez rockfish (Sebastes cortezi)
  • Deepwater redfish (Sebastes mentella)
  • Deepwater scorpionfish (Setarches guentheri)
  • Guinea flathead (Solitas gruveli)
  • Bearded roguefish (Tetraroge barbata)
  • Tetraroge niger
  • Atlantic thornyhead (Trachyscorpia cristulata)
  • Spiny horsefish (Zanclorhynchus spinifer)

Esociformes

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Ophidiiformes

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

Brotulas

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  • Shore brotula (Alionematichthys minyomma)
  • Longarm brotula (Calamopteryx goslinei)
  • Calamopteryx jeb
  • Teacher brotula (Calamopteryx robinsorum)
  • Cataetyx alleni
  • Cataetyx bruuni
  • Cataetyx laticeps
  • Lesser orange brotula (Dermatopsoides talboti)
  • Diancistrus novaeguineae
  • Grammonus ater
  • Dusky brotula (Grammonus claudei)
  • Purple brotula (Grammonus diagrammus)
  • Grammonus longhursti
  • Humpback brotula (Grammonus robustus)
  • Gold brotula (Gunterichthys longipenis)
  • Boehlke's coralbrotula (Ogilbia boehlkei)
  • Walker's brotula (Ogilbia boydwalkeri)
  • Key brotula (Ogilbia cayorum)
  • Large-pored brotula (Ogilbia davidsmithi)
  • Deroy's cuskeel (Ogilbia deroyi)
  • Ghost brotula (Ogilbia jeffwilliamsi)
  • Jewett's brotula (Ogilbia jewettae)
  • Black-edged brotula (Ogilbia nigromarginata)
  • Naked brotula (Ogilbia nudiceps)
  • Brown brotula (Ogilbia robertsoni)
  • Sabaj's coralbrotula (Ogilbia sabaji)
  • Sedora's brotula (Ogilbia sedorae)
  • Shy brotula (Ogilbia suarezae)
  • Tyler's coralbrotula (Ogilbia tyleri)
  • Gulf cuskeel (Ogilbia ventralis)
  • Kakuk's coralbrotula (Ogilbichthys kakuki)
  • Longfinned coralbrotula (Ogilbichthys longimanus)
  • Small-eyed coralbrotula (Ogilbichthys microphthalmus)
  • Shaggy cusk (Porocephalichthys dasyrhynchus)
  • Black brotula (Stygnobrotula latebricola)

Ophidiidae

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  • Abyssobrotula galatheae
  • Bony-eared assfish (Acanthonus armatus)
  • Apagesoma delosommatus
  • Barathrites iris
  • Abyssal assfish (Bassozetus compressus)
  • Bassozetus levistomatus
  • Bassozetus normalis
  • Bassozetus robustus
  • Bassozetus taenia
  • Benthocometes robustus
  • Bearded brotula (Brotula barbata)
  • Fore-spotted brotula (Brotula ordwayi)
  • Spotted cusk-eel (Chilara taylori)
  • Dicrolene hubrechti
  • Dicrolene introniger
  • Slender brotula (Dicrolene multifilis)
  • Dicrolene nigra
  • Holcomycteronus profundissimus
  • Holcomycteronus squamosus
  • Lamprogrammus brunswigi
  • Lamprogrammus exutus
  • Lamprogrammus niger
  • Lepophidium aporrhox
  • Shortbeard cusk-eel (Lepophidium brevibarbe)
  • Brazilian cusk-eel (Lepophidium collettei)
  • Whitespot cusk-eel (Lepophidium crossotum)
  • Blackear cusk-eel (Lepophidium cultratum)
  • Blackthroat cusk-eel (Lepophidium entomelan)
  • Pepperfin cusk-eel (Lepophidium gilmorei)
  • Mottled cusk-eel (Lepophidium jeannae)
  • Marbled cusk-eel (Lepophidium marmoratum)
  • Finescale cusk-eel (Lepophidium microlepis)
  • Specklefin cusk eel (Lepophidium negropinna)
  • Leopard cusk eel (Lepophidium pardale)
  • Upsilon cusk-eel (Lepophidium pheromystax)
  • Fawn cusk-eel (Lepophidium profundorum)
  • Prowspine cusk eel (Lepophidium prorates)
  • Lepophidium robustum
  • Barred cusk-eel (Lepophidium staurophor)
  • Blotchfin cusk eel (Lepophidium stigmatistium)
  • Fringed cusk-eel (Lepophidium wileyi)
  • Sooty cusk-eel (Lepophidium zophochir)
  • Luciobrotula corethromycter
  • Luciobrotula nolfi
  • Monomitopus agassizii
  • Monomitopus metriostoma
  • Neobythites bimaculatus
  • Twospot brotula (Neobythites gilli)
  • Stripefin brotula (Neobythites marginatus)
  • Neobythites monocellatus
  • Ocellated brotula (Neobythites multiocellatus)
  • Thread brotula (Neobythites stelliferoides)
  • Ophidion antipholus
  • Shorthead cusk-eel (Ophidion dromio)
  • Spotfin cusk-eel (Ophidion galeoides)
  • Blotched cusk-eel (Ophidion grayi)
  • Guianan cusk-eel (Ophidion guianense)
  • Band cusk-eel (Ophidion holbrookii)
  • Mimic cusk-eel (Ophidion imitator)
  • Rainbow cusk eel (Ophidion iris)
  • Crested cusk-eel (Ophidion josephi)
  • Harelip cusk-eel (Ophidion lagochila)
  • Striped cusk-eel (Ophidion marginatum)
  • Letter opener (Ophidion nocomis)
  • Basketweave cusk-eel (Ophidion scrippsae)
  • Mooneye cusk-eel (Ophidion selenops)
  • Ghost cusk-eel (Otophidium chickcharney)
  • Sleeper cusk-eel (Otophidium dormitator)
  • Bighead cusk eel (Otophidium indefatigabile)
  • Polka-dot cusk-eel (Otophidium omostigma)
  • Dusky cusk (Parophidion schmidti)
  • Penopus microphthalmus
  • Velvetnose brotula (Petrotyx hopkinsi)
  • Redfin brotula (Petrotyx sanguineus)
  • Slender cuskeel (Porogadus miles)
  • Pycnocraspedum squamipinne
  • Selachophidium guentheri
  • Pudgy cuskeel (Spectrunculus grandis)
  • Thalassobathia pelagica

Aphyonids

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Pearlfishes

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  • Carapus acus
  • Carapus bermudensis
  • Echiodon dawsoni
  • Echiodon dentatus
  • Nocturnal pearlfish (Echiodon exsilium)
  • Pyramodon lindas
  • Snyderidia canina

Parabrotulids

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  • Parabrotula plagiophthalma

Tetraodontiformes

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

Molids

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Triggerfishes

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Tetraodontids

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Filefish species

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Ostraciids

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Porcupinefish

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Species

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  • Guinean burrfish (Chilomycterus spinosus mauretanicus)
  • Brown burrfish (Chilomycterus spinosus spinosus)

Aracanids

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  • Chubby basketfish (Anoplocapros inermis)

Spikefishes

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  • Johnsonina eriomma
  • Jambeau spikefish (Parahollardia lineata)
  • Banded spikefish (Paratriacanthodes herrei)

Gadiformes

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

Gadids

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Merlucciids

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Grenadiers species

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  • Bathygadus favosus
  • Bathygadus macrops
  • Vaillant grenedier (Bathygadus melanobranchus)
  • Cetonurus globiceps
  • Hollowsnout grenadier (Coelorinchus caelorhincus)
  • Coelorinchus geronimo
  • Coelorinchus labiatus
  • Coelorinchus mediterraneus
  • Upturned snout rattail (Coelorinchus mycterismus)
  • Swordsnout grenadier (Coelorinchus occa)
  • Coelorinchus polli
  • Coelorinchus quincunciatus
  • Coelorinchus thompsoni
  • Humboldt grenadier (Coryphaenoides ariommus)
  • Abyssal grenadier (Coryphaenoides armatus)
  • Günther's grenadier (Coryphaenoides guentheri)
  • Ghostly grenadier (Coryphaenoides leptolepis)
  • Coryphaenoides marshalli
  • Mediterranean grenadier (Coryphaenoides mediterraneus)
  • Largenose grenadier (Coryphaenoides nasutus)
  • Coryphaenoides paramarshalli
  • Deepwater grenadier (Coryphaenoides profundicolus)
  • Rudis rattail (Coryphaenoides rudis)
  • Longrayed whiptail (Coryphaenoides subserrulatus)
  • Thickbeard grenadier (Coryphaenoides zaniophorus)
  • Doublethread grenadier (Gadomus arcuatus)
  • Threadfin grenadier (Gadomus longifilis)
  • Glasshead grenadier (Hymenocephalus italicus)
  • Bulbous rattail (Kuronezumia bubonis)
  • Macrouroides inflaticeps
  • Softhead grenadier (Malacocephalus laevis)
  • American straptail grenadier (Malacocephalus occidentalis)
  • Slendertail grenadier (Mataeocephalus tenuicauda)
  • Mesobius berryi
  • Common Atlantic grenadier (Nezumia aequalis)
  • Nezumia africana
  • Nezumia duodecim
  • Nezumia micronychodon
  • Nezumia milleri
  • Roughtip grenadier (Nezumia sclerorhynchus)
  • Roundhead grenadier (Odontomacrurus murrayi)
  • Sphagemacrurus hirundo
  • Tadpole whiptail (Squalogadus modificatus)
  • Trachonurus robinsi
  • Roughsnout grenadier (Trachyrincus scabrus)

Morids

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  • Blue antimora (Antimora rostrata)
  • Eretmophorus kleinenbergi
  • Beardless codling (Gadella imberbis)
  • Gadella (Gadella maraldi)
  • Laemonema laureysi
  • Laemonema rhodochir
  • Laemonema yarrellii
  • Guenther's codling (Lepidion guentheri)
  • Mediterranean codling (Lepidion lepidion)
  • Common mora (Mora moro)
  • Physiculus cyanostrophus
  • Black codling (Physiculus dalwigki)
  • Metallic codling (Physiculus fulvus)
  • Physiculus huloti
  • Charcoal mora (Physiculus nematopus)
  • Physiculus roseus
  • Peruvian mora (Physiculus talarae)

Codlets

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  • Antenna codlet (Bregmaceros atlanticus)
  • Codlet (Bregmaceros bathymaster)
  • Striped codlet (Bregmaceros cantori)
  • Stellate codlet (Bregmaceros houdei)
  • Bregmaceros nectabanus

Lotids

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Melanonids

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  • Arrowtail (Melanonus zugmayeri)

Phycids

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  • Forkbeard (Phycis phycis)
  • Carolina hake (Urophycis earllii)
  • Southern codling (Urophycis floridana)
  • Spotted codling (Urophycis regia)

Mullets

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Bichirs

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Eels

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There are 229 eel species assessed as least concern.

Chlopsids

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Ophichthids

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Congrids

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Moray eels

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Cutthroat eels

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Nettastomatids

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Heterenchelyids

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Other eel species

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Flatfishes

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There are 167 flatfish species assessed as least concern.

Pleuronectids

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Soleids

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  • Achiroides melanorhijnchus
  • Bathysolea polli
  • Deepwater sole (Bathysolea profundicola)
  • Mekong blind sole (Brachirus elongatus)
  • Harmand's sole (Brachirus harmandi)
  • Pan sole (Brachirus pan)
  • Brachirus panoides
  • Brachirus siamensis
  • Solenette (Buglossidium luteum)
  • Dagetichthys lakdoensis
  • Wedge sole (Dicologlossa cuneata)
  • Dicologlossa hexophthalma
  • Thickback sole (Microchirus variegatus)
  • Banded sole (Microchirus wittei)
  • Whiskered sole (Monochirus hispidus)
  • Sand sole (Pegusa lascaris)
  • Egyptian sole (Solea aegyptiaca)

Tonguefishes

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  • River tonguesole (Cynoglossus feldmanni)
  • Smallscale tonguesole (Cynoglossus microlepis)
  • Cynoglossus trigrammus
  • Coral reef tonguefish (Symphurus arawak)
  • Inkspot tonguefish (Symphurus atramentatus)
  • California tonguefish (Symphurus atricaudus)
  • Chocolate tonguefish (Symphurus callopterus)
  • Caribbean tonguefish (Symphurus caribbeanus)
  • Chabanaud's tonguefish (Symphurus chabanaudi)
  • Offshore tonguefish (Symphurus civitatium)
  • Spottedfin tonguefish (Symphurus diomedeanus)
  • Elongate tonguefish (Symphurus elongatus)
  • Banded tongue-fish (Symphurus fasciolaris)
  • Dwarf tonguefish (Symphurus gorgonae)
  • Symphurus insularis
  • Lee's tonguefish (Symphurus leei)
  • Elongate tonguesole (Symphurus ligulatus)
  • Symphurus melanurus
  • Blackstripe tonguefish (Symphurus melasmatotheca)
  • Largescale tonguefish (Symphurus minor)
  • Tonguesole (Symphurus nigrescens)
  • Norman's tonguesole (Symphurus normani)
  • Caribbean smalleyed tonguefish (Symphurus oculellus)
  • Spotfin tonguefish (Symphurus oligomerus)
  • Ocellated tonguefish (Symphurus ommaspilus)
  • Pygmy tonguefish (Symphurus parvus)
  • Longtail tonguefish (Symphurus pelicanus)
  • Deepwater tonguefish (Symphurus piger)
  • Blackcheek tonguefish (Symphurus plagiusa)
  • Duskycheek tonguefish (Symphurus plagusia)
  • Halfstriped tonguefish (Symphurus prolatinaris)
  • Northern tonguefish (Symphurus pusillus)
  • Patchtail tonguefish (Symphurus rhytisma)
  • Tessellated tonguefish (Symphurus tessellatus)
  • Dark cheek tongue (Symphurus undecimplerus)
  • Spottail tonguefish (Symphurus urospilus)
  • Vanmelle's tonguefish (Symphurus vanmelleae)
  • Mottled tonguefish (Symphurus varius)
  • William's tonguefish (Symphurus williamsi)

Paralichthyids

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  • Cyclope flounder (Ancylopsetta cycloidea)
  • Three-spot flounder (Ancylopsetta dendritica)
  • Three-eye flounder (Ancylopsetta dilecta)
  • Ocellated flounder (Ancylopsetta ommata)
  • Veracruz whiff (Citharichthys abbotti)
  • Gulf stream flounder (Citharichthys arctifrons)
  • Sand whiff (Citharichthys arenaceus)
  • Horned whiff (Citharichthys cornutus)
  • Doublespot whiff (Citharichthys dinoceros)
  • Gulf sanddab (Citharichthys fragilis)
  • Bigmouth sanddab (Citharichthys gilberti)
  • Anglefin whiff (Citharichthys gymnorhinus)
  • Spotted whiff (Citharichthys macrops)
  • Five-rayed sanddab (Citharichthys mariajorisae)
  • Citharichthys minutus
  • Small sanddab (Citharichthys platophrys)
  • Bay whiff (Citharichthys spilopterus)
  • Smooth flounder (Citharichthys stampflii)
  • Citharichthys valdezi
  • Mexican flounder (Cyclopsetta chittendeni)
  • Spotfin flounder (Cyclopsetta fimbriata)
  • God's flounder (Cyclopsetta panamensis)
  • Toothed flounder (Cyclopsetta querna)
  • Cortez flounder (Etropus ciadi)
  • Fringed flounder (Etropus crossotus)
  • Shelf flounder (Etropus cyclosquamus)
  • Sole flounder (Etropus ectenes)
  • Peruvian flounder (Etropus peruvianus)
  • Gray flounder (Etropus rimosus)
  • Shrimp flounder (Gastropsetta frontalis)
  • Hippoglossina bollmani
  • Bigeye flounder (Hippoglossina macrops)
  • Bigmouth sole (Hippoglossina stomata)
  • Foureye flounder (Hippoglossina tetrophthalma)
  • Fine flounder (Paralichthys adspersus)
  • Gulf flounder (Paralichthys albigutta)
  • California halibut (Paralichthys californicus)
  • Summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus)
  • Paralichthys oblongus
  • Broad flounder (Paralichthys squamilentus)
  • Papillose flounder (Syacium guineensis)
  • Shoal flounder (Syacium gunteri)
  • Beach flounder (Syacium latifrons)
  • Longfin flounder (Syacium longidorsale)
  • Channel flounder (Syacium micrurum)
  • Oval flounder (Syacium ovale)
  • Dusky flounder (Syacium papillosum)
  • Fantail flounder (Xystreurys liolepis)

American soles

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  • Drab sole (Achirus achirus)
  • Plainfin sole (Achirus declivis)
  • Brown sole (Achirus klunzingeri)
  • Lined sole (Achirus lineatus)
  • Mazatlan sole (Achirus mazatlanus)
  • Network sole (Achirus scutum)
  • Longtail sole (Apionichthys dumerili)
  • Apionichthys nattereri
  • North American naked sole (Gymnachirus melas)
  • Naked sole (Gymnachirus nudus)
  • Gulf of Mexico fringed sole (Gymnachirus texae)
  • Fringed sole (Trinectes fimbriatus)
  • Trinectes fluviatilis
  • Spottedfin sole (Trinectes fonsecensis)
  • Scrawled sole (Trinectes inscriptus)
  • Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus)
  • Smalleye sole (Trinectes microphthalmus)
  • Slipper sole (Trinectes paulistanus)
  • Yellow-tail sole (Trinectes xanthurus)

Bothids

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  • Cape scaldfish (Arnoglossus capensis)
  • Imperial scaldfish (Arnoglossus imperialis)
  • Mediterranean scaldfish (Arnoglossus laterna)
  • Rüppell's scaldback (Arnoglossus rueppelii)
  • Pacific leopard flounder (Bothus leopardinus)
  • Plate fish (Bothus lunatus)
  • Bothus maculiferus
  • Peacock flounder (Bothus mancus)
  • Bothus mellissi
  • Eyed flounder (Bothus ocellatus)
  • Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas)
  • Twospot flounder (Bothus robinsi)
  • Pelican flounder (Chascanopsetta lugubris)
  • Speckled-tail flounder (Engyophrys sanctilaurentii)
  • American spiny flounder (Engyophrys senta)
  • Günther's flounder (Laeops guentheri)
  • Acapulco flounder (Monolene dubiosa)
  • Pacific deepwater flounder (Monolene maculipinna)
  • Slim flounder (Monolene megalepis)
  • Martens' moonflounder (Monolene mertensi)
  • Smallmouth moonflounder (Monolene microstoma)
  • Deepwater flounder (Monolene sessilicauda)
  • Striped-fin flounder (Perissias taeniopterus)
  • Caribbean flounder (Trichopsetta caribbaea)
  • Spot-fin sash flounder (Trichopsetta melasma)
  • Furrowed sash flounder (Trichopsetta orbisulcus)
  • Sash flounder (Trichopsetta ventralis)

Citharids

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Scophthalmids

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Anglerfishes

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There are 87 anglerfish species assessed as least concern.

Goosefish species

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  • Pacific goosefish (Lophiodes caulinaris)
  • Reticulated goosefish (Lophiodes reticulatus)
  • Threadfin angler (Lophiodes spilurus)
  • Blackfin goosefish (Lophius gastrophysus)
  • Angler (Lophius piscatorius)

Frogfishes

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Oneirodids

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Ogcocephalids

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  • Atlantic batfish (Dibranchus atlanticus)
  • Dibranchus tremendus
  • Pancake batfish (Halieutichthys aculeatus)
  • Two-spine batfish (Halieutichthys bispinosus)
  • Louisiana pancake batfish (Halieutichthys intermedius)
  • Longnose batfish (Ogcocephalus corniger)
  • Polka-dot batfish (Ogcocephalus cubifrons)
  • Red-lipped batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini)
  • Slantbrown batfish (Ogcocephalus declivirostris)
  • Shortnose batfish (Ogcocephalus nasutus)
  • Marked batfish (Ogcocephalus notatus)
  • Ogcocephalus pantostictus
  • Roughback batfish (Ogcocephalus parvus)
  • Cocos batfish (Ogcocephalus porrectus)
  • Dwarf batfish (Ogcocephalus pumilus)
  • Palefin batfish (Ogcocephalus rostellum)
  • Rounded batfish (Zalieutes elater)
  • Tricorn batfish (Zalieutes mcgintyi)

Whipnose anglers

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  • Elsman's whipnose (Gigantactis elsmani)
  • Gigantactis gibbsi
  • Gigantactis golovani
  • Gigantactis herwigi
  • Gigantactis ios
  • Gigantactis longicirra

Leftvents

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Other anglerfish species

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Beryciformes

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

Holocentrids

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Other Beryciformes species

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Stephanoberyciformes

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  • Pricklefish (Acanthochaenus luetkenii)
  • Melamphaes eulepis
  • Melamphaes leprus
  • Melamphaes simus
  • Melamphaes spinifer
  • Crested bigscale (Poromitra crassiceps)
  • Scopeloberyx opisthopterus
  • Ragged bigscale (Scopelogadus mizolepis)

Aulopiformes

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

Notosudids

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  • Ahliesaurus berryi
  • Paperbones (Luciosudis normani)
  • Scopelosaurus argenteus
  • Scopelosaurus gibbsi
  • Scopelosaurus herwigi
  • Blackfin waryfish (Scopelosaurus lepidus)
  • Scopelosaurus meadi
  • Scopelosaurus smithii

Barracudinas

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  • Spotted barracudina (Arctozenus risso)
  • Dolichosudis fuliginosa
  • Lestidiops affinis
  • Lestidiops cadenati
  • Lestidiops distans
  • Pacific barracudina (Lestidiops jayakari)
  • Slender barracudina (Lestidiops ringens)
  • Lestidiops similis
  • Lestidiops sphyrenoides
  • Atlantic barracudina (Lestidium atlanticum)
  • Lestrolepis intermedia
  • Macroparalepis affinis
  • Macroparalepis brevis
  • Duckbill barracudina (Magnisudis atlantica)
  • Paralepis elongata
  • Paralepis speciosa
  • Stemonosudis gracilis
  • Stemonosudis intermedia
  • Stemonosudis siliquiventer
  • Fierce pike smelt (Sudis atrox)
  • Uncisudis quadrimaculata

Ipnopids

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  • Bathymicrops regis
  • Attenuated spider fish (Bathypterois atricolor)
  • Bathypterois dubius
  • Tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator)
  • Abyssal spiderfish (Bathypterois longipes)
  • Bathypterois mediterraneus
  • Blackfin spiderfish (Bathypterois phenax)
  • Bathypterois quadrifilis
  • Bathypterois viridensis
  • Marion's spiderfish (Bathytyphlops marionae)
  • Bathytyphlops sewelli
  • Grideye fish (Ipnops agassizii)

Pearleyes

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  • Zugmayer's pearleye (Benthalbella infans)
  • Hubb's pearleye (Rosenblattichthys hubbsi)
  • Scopelarchoides danae
  • Blackbelly pearleye (Scopelarchus analis)
  • Staring pearleye (Scopelarchus guentheri)
  • Bigfin pearleye (Scopelarchus michaelsarsi)

Synodontids

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Other Aulopiformes species

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Notacanthiformes

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Zeiformes

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Stomiiformes

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

Sternoptychids

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Stomiids

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  • Aristostomias lunifer
  • Aristostomias polydactylus
  • Aristostomias tittmanni
  • Aristostomias xenostoma
  • Astronesthes atlanticus
  • Astronesthes caulophorus
  • Astronesthes decoratus
  • Astronesthes haplophos
  • Astronesthes indicus
  • Astronesthes indopacificus
  • Astronesthes karsteni
  • Astronesthes leucopogon
  • Astronesthes macropogon
  • Astronesthes micropogon
  • Astronesthes niger
  • Astronesthes nigroides
  • Richardson's snaggletooth (Astronesthes richardsoni)
  • Bathophilus brevis
  • Bathophilus digitatus
  • Bathophilus longipinnis
  • Bathophilus metallicus
  • Bathophilus nigerrimus
  • Bathophilus pawneei
  • Bathophilus schizochirus
  • Bathophilus vaillanti
  • Borostomias antarcticus
  • Borostomias elucens
  • Sickle snaggletooth (Borostomias mononema)
  • Dana viperfish (Chauliodus danae)
  • Chauliodus minimus
  • Chauliodus schmidti
  • Sloane's viperfish (Chauliodus sloani)
  • Threadfin dragonfish (Echiostoma barbatum)
  • Eustomias aequatorialis
  • Eustomias albibulbus
  • Eustomias arborifer
  • Eustomias bibulbosus
  • Eustomias bigelowi
  • Eustomias enbarbatus
  • Eustomias fissibarbis
  • Eustomias furcifer
  • Eustomias intermedius
  • Eustomias kreffti
  • Eustomias lanceolatus
  • Eustomias longibarba
  • Yellowstem dragonfish (Eustomias macrurus)
  • Eustomias melanonema
  • Eustomias melanostigma
  • Eustomias monodactylus
  • Eustomias obscurus
  • Eustomias posti
  • Eustomias satterleei
  • Eustomias simplex
  • Eustomias spherulifer
  • Eustomias triramis
  • Eustomias vulgaris
  • Longbarb dragonfish (Flagellostomias boureei)
  • Grammatostomias dentatus
  • Grammatostomias flagellibarba
  • Heterophotus ophistoma
  • Idiacanthus atlanticus
  • Ribbon sawtail fish (Idiacanthus fasciola)
  • Leptostomias bermudensis
  • Leptostomias gladiator
  • Leptostomias gracilis
  • Leptostomias longibarba
  • Stoplight loosejaw (Malacosteus niger)
  • Melanostomias bartonbeani
  • Melanostomias biseriatus
  • Melanostomias melanops
  • Melanostomias paucilaternatus
  • Melanostomias spilorhynchus
  • Melanostomias tentaculatus
  • Valdivia black dragon fish (Melanostomias valdiviae)
  • Cape snaggletooth (Neonesthes capensis)
  • Neonesthes microcephalus
  • Odontostomias masticopogon
  • Odontostomias micropogon
  • Pachystomias microdon
  • Photonectes braueri
  • Photonectes caerulescens
  • Photonectes margarita
  • Photonectes mirabilis
  • Photonectes parvimanus
  • Photonectes phyllopogon
  • Photostomias atrox
  • Photostomias goodyeari
  • Photostomias guernei
  • Slender snaggletooth (Rhadinesthes decimus)
  • Stomias affinis
  • Boa dragonfish (Stomias boa)
  • Stomias brevibarbatus
  • Stomias lampropeltis
  • Longbarb scaly dragonfish (Stomias longibarbatus)
  • Thysanactis dentex
  • Threelights dragonfish (Trigonolampa miriceps)

Gonostomatids

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  • Longray fangjaw (Bonapartia pedaliota)
  • Bent-tooth bristlemouth (Cyclothone acclinidens)
  • Pale bristlemouth (Cyclothone alba)
  • Bent-tooth lightfish (Cyclothone braueri)
  • Cyclothone livida
  • Veiled anglemouth (Cyclothone microdon)
  • Cyclothone obscura
  • Bicolored bristlemouth (Cyclothone pallida)
  • Shadow bristlemouth (Cyclothone parapallida)
  • Slender bristlemouth (Cyclothone pseudopallida)
  • Cyclothone pygmaea
  • Pacific portholefish (Diplophos taenia)
  • Gonostoma atlanticum
  • Gonostoma denudatum
  • Elongated bristlemouth fish (Gonostoma elongatum)
  • Deepsea lightfish (Sigmops bathyphilus)
  • Triplophos hemingi

Phosichthyids

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Cetomimiformes

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Myctophiformes

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

Lanternfishes

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Neoscopelids

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Lampriformes

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Stylephoriformes

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Other ray-finned fish species

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Hagfishes

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See also

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References

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  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.