(CRITICALLY ENDANGERED)Totoaba

The totoaba or totuava (Totoaba macdonaldi) is a marine fish of the drum family (Sciaenidae) that is indigenous to the northern half of the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. Formerly abundant and subject to an intensive fishery, the totoaba has become rare, and is listed on CITES[1], the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and [...]

(CRITICALLY ENDANGERED)Striped smooth-hound

The striped smooth-hound, Mustelus fasciatus, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the subtropical southwest Atlantic from southern Brazil to northern Argentina between latitudes 30° S and 47° S, from the surface to 250 m. Its length is up to 1.5 m. Striped smooth-hounds have very small eyes, and teeth [...]

(CRITICALLY ENDANGERED)Angelshark

The angelshark, Squatina squatina, is an angel shark of the family Squatinidae found in the northeast Atlantic from southern Norway, Sweden and the Shetland Islands to Morocco and west Sahara, including the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean between latitudes 65° N and 15° N, at depths down to 150 m. Its length is up to [...]

(CRITICALLY ENDANGERED)Southern bluefin tuna

The southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii, is a tuna of the family Scombridae found in open southern hemisphere waters of all the worlds oceans mainly between 30°S and 50°S, to nearly 60°S. At up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) and weighing up to 400 kg (882 lbs) it is one of the largest bony fishes. [...]

(CRITICALLY ENDANGERED)Smalltooth sawfish

The smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, is a sawfish of the family Pristidae, found in shallow subtropical waters circumglobally, between latitudes 44° N and 37° S. Its length is up to 7.6 m. The smalltooth sawfish has a long, flat, blade-like rostrum with 24 to 32 pairs of teeth along the edges. The caudal fin is [...]

(CRITICALLY ENDANGERED)Pondicherry shark

The Pondicherry shark, Carcharhinus hemiodon is a requiem shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean between latitudes 25° N and 13° S. Its length is up to about 2 m. The Pondicherry shark is a little-known shark found on the continental and insular shelves. Reports from river mouths and rivers are based on old [...]

(CRITICALLY ENDANGERED)Mekong giant catfish

The Mekong giant catfish, Pangasianodon gigas, is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the shark catfish family (family Pangasiidae), native to the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia. Endemic to the lower half of the Mekong river, this catfish is in danger of extinction due to overfishing, as well as the decrease in water quality [...]

(CRITICALLY ENDANGERED)Longcomb sawfish

The longcomb sawfish, Pristis zijsron, is a sawfish of the family Pristidae, found in tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific oceans, from the Red Sea and east Africa to Papua New Guinea, north to southern China, and south to New South Wales, Australia, between latitudes 21° N and 37° S. Its length is up to [...]

(CRITICALLY ENDANGERED)Large-tooth sawfish

The large-tooth sawfish, Pristis microdon, is a sawfish of the family Pristidae, found in tropical waters of the north Atlantic and the central Pacific, between latitudes 32° N and 19° S. Its length is up to 6.5 m, and the maximum published weight is 591 kg. The large-tooth sawfish has its first dorsal fin originate [...]

(CRITICALLY ENDANGERED)Knifetooth sawfish

The knifetooth sawfish or pointed sawfish, Anoxypristis cuspidata, is a sawfish of the family Pristidae, the only member of the genus Anoxypristis, found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific oceans in the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, Papua New Guinea, and southern Japan to northern Australia. Its length is up to 4.7 m. The knifetooth sawfish [...]