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ENDANGERED SPECIES

Marine otter Devil ray                                                    

The following marine species are classed as endangered by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) in 2008. A taxon is endangered when it is not critically endangered but is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.

Species are listed alphabetically by scientific name with common names in English, French and Spanish. The arrow denotes current status.

1 Acipenser sinensis CHINESE STURGEON (Eng) EN A2cd    ver 2.3 (1994)
(out of date)
2 Aetobatus flagellum LONGHEADED EAGLE RAY (Eng) EN A2d+3d+4d    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
3 Aetomylaeus maculatus MOTTLED EAGLE RAY (Eng) EN A2d+3d+4d    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
4 Aetomylaeus vespertilio ORNATE EAGLE RAY (Eng)
RETICULATE EAGLE RAY (Eng)
EN A2bd+3d+4d    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
5 Argyrosomus hololepidotus MADAGASCAR KOB (Eng)
MADAGASCAR MEAGRE (Eng)
MAIGRE DU SUD (Fre)
CORVINA DEL SUR (Spa)
EN B1ab(ii,iii,v)+2ab(ii,iii,v)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Unknown
6 Atlantoraja castelnaui SPOTBACK SKATE (Eng)
RAIA-CHITA (Spa)
RAIA-JEREBA (Spa)
RAYA A LUNARES (Spa)
RAYA CHITA (Spa)
RAYA PINTADA (Spa)
EN A2bd+3bd+4bd    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
7 Balaenoptera borealis COALFISH WHALE (Eng)
POLLACK WHALE (Eng)
RUDOPHI'S RORQUAL (Eng)
SEI WHALE (Eng)
BALEINOPTÈRE DE RUDOLPHI (Fre)
RORQUAL BORÉAL (Fre)
RORQUAL DE RUDOLPHI (Fre)
RORQUAL SEI (Fre)
BALLENA BOBA (Spa)
BALLENA SEI (Spa)
RORCUAL BOREAL (Spa)
RORCUAL DE RUDOLPHI (Spa)
RORCUAL NORTENO (Spa)
EN A1abd    ver 2.3 (1994)
(out of date)
8 Balaenoptera musculus BLUE WHALE (Eng)
SIBBALD'S RORQUAL (Eng)
SULPHUR-BOTTOM WHALE (Eng)
BALEINE BLEUE (Fre)
BALEINE D'OSTENDE (Fre)
BALEINOPTÈRE BLEUE (Fre)
RORQUAL BLEU (Fre)
RORQUAL DE SIBBOLD (Fre)
RORQUAL À VENTRE CANNELÉ (Fre)
BALLENA AZUL (Spa)
RORCUAL AZUL (Spa)
EN A1abd    ver 2.3 (1994)
(out of date)
9 Balaenoptera physalus COMMON RORQUAL (Eng)
FIN WHALE (Eng)
FIN-BACKED WHALE (Eng)
FINBACK (Eng)
FINNER (Eng)
HERRING WHALE (Eng)
RAZORBACK (Eng)
BALEINE FIN (Fre)
BALEINE À NAGEOIRES (Fre)
BALEINOPTÈRE COMMUNE (Fre)
RORQUAL COMMUN (Fre)
BALLENA ALETA (Spa)
BALLENA BOBA (Spa)
RORCUAL COMÚN (Spa)
EN A1abd    ver 2.3 (1994)
(out of date)
10 Brachyramphus marmoratus MARBLED MURRELET (Eng) EN A2bcde+3bcde    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
11 Carcharhinus borneensis BORNEO SHARK (Eng) EN C2b    ver 2.3 (1994)
Unknown
12 Cephalorhynchus hectori HECTOR'S DOLPHIN (Eng)
NEW ZEALAND DOLPHIN (Eng)
WHITE-HEADED DOLPHIN (Eng)
DAUPHIN D'HECTOR (Fre)
DELFÍN DE HÉCTOR (Spa)
TUNINA DE HÉCTOR (Spa)
EN A1d, C1    ver 2.3 (1994)
Unknown
13 Chelonia mydas GREEN TURTLE (Eng)
TORTUE COMESTIBLE (Fre)
TORTUE FRANCHE (Fre)
TORTUE VERTE (Fre)
TORTUGA BLANCA (Spa)
TORTUGA VERDE (Spa)
EN A2bd    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
14 Diomedea dabbenena TRISTAN ALBATROSS (Eng) EN A4bd; B2ab(v)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
15 Diomedea sanfordi NORTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS (Eng) EN A4bcd; B2ab(iii,v)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
16 Dipturus laevis BARNDOOR SKATE (Eng) EN A1bcd    ver 3.1 (2001)
Stable
17 Epinephelus marginatus DUSKY GROUPER (Eng)
MEROU BRUN (Fre)
MERO MORENO (Spa)
EN A2d    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
18 Eubalaena glacialis NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE (Eng) EN D    ver 2.3 (1994)
(out of date)
19 Eubalaena japonica NORTH PACIFIC RIGHT WHALE (Eng) EN D    ver 2.3 (1994)
(out of date)
20 Eudyptes sclateri ERECT-CRESTED PENGUIN (Eng) EN A2b; B2ab(i,ii,iv,v)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
21 Hemitriakis leucoperiptera WHITEFIN TOPESHARK (Eng) EN B1+2ce, C2b    ver 2.3 (1994)
Unknown
22 Lontra felina MARINE OTTER (Eng)
SEA CAT (Eng)
CHUNGUNGO (Fre, Spa)
LOUTRE DE MER (Fre)
CHICHIMEN (Spa)
CHINCHIMEN (Spa)
CHINGUNGO (Spa)
GATO DE MAR (Spa)
GATO MARINO (Spa)
HUALLACA (Spa)
NUTRIA DE MAR (Spa)
EN A3ce    ver 3.1 (2001)
Unknown
23 Megadyptes antipodes YELLOW-EYED PENGUIN (Eng) EN B2b(iii)c(iv)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
24 Mobula mobular GIANT DEVILRAY (Eng)
MANTE (Fre)
MANTA (Spa)
EN A4d    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
25 Mustelus schmitti NARROWNOSE SMOOTHHOUND (Eng)
CAZÓN (Spa)
GATUZO (Spa)
EN A2bd+3bd+4bd    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
26 Myliobatis hamlyni PURPLE EAGLE RAY (Eng) EN B1ab(v); C2a(i)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
27 Oceanodroma homochroa ASHY STORM-PETREL (Eng) EN A2bce+3bce+4bce    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
28 Papasula abbotti ABBOTT'S BOOBY (Eng)
FOU D'ABBOTT (Fre)
ALCATRAZ DE ABBOTT (Spa)
PIQUERO DE ABBOTT (Spa)
EN B2ab(iii)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
29 Pelecanoides garnotii PERUVIAN DIVING-PETREL (Eng) EN B2ab(iii,v)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
30 Phalacrocorax featherstoni PITT ISLAND SHAG (Eng) EN C1    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
31 Phalacrocorax neglectus BANK CORMORANT (Eng) EN A2bce    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
32 Phoebastria nigripes BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS (Eng) EN A3bd    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
33 Phoebetria fusca SOOTY ALBATROSS (Eng) EN A4bd    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
34 Pterodroma alba PHOENIX PETREL (Eng)
PÉTREL À PITRINE BLANCHE (Fre)
PETREL DE LAS PHOENIX (Spa)
EN A3bce+4bce    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
35 Pterodroma atrata HENDERSON PETREL (Eng) EN B2ab(v)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
36 Pterodroma baraui BARAU'S PETREL (Eng) EN B2ab(iii,v)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
37 Pterodroma cahow BERMUDA PETREL (Eng) EN D    ver 3.1 (2001)
Up
38 Pterodroma cookii COOK'S PETREL (Eng) EN B2ab(i,ii,iv)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
39 Pterodroma hasitata BLACK-CAPPED PETREL (Eng)
PÉTREL DIABLOTIN (Fre)
EN B2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
40 Pterodroma madeira ZINO'S PETREL (Eng)
PÉTREL DE MADÈRE (Fre)
EN D    ver 3.1 (2001)
Up
41 Puffinus huttoni HUTTON'S SHEARWATER (Eng) EN B2ab(ii,iii)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
42 Puffinus newelli NEWELL'S SHEARWATER (Eng) EN A2bce+3bce+4bce    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
43 Rostroraja alba BOTTLENOSE SKATE (Eng)
SPEARNOSE SKATE (Eng)
WHITE SKATE (Eng)
RAIE BLANCHE (Fre)
RAYA BRAMANTE (Spa)
EN A2cd+4cd    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
44 Spheniscus mendiculus GALÁPAGOS PENGUIN (Eng) EN A2bde; B1ab(v)c(iv)+2ab(v)c(iv); C2a(ii)b    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
45 Sphyrna mokarran GREAT HAMMERHEAD (Eng)
HAMMERHEAD SHARK (Eng)
SQUAT-HEADED HAMMERHEAD SHARK (Eng)
GRAND REQUIN-MARTEAU (Fre)
MARIEAU MILLET (Fre)
POISSON PANTOUFLIER (Fre)
SOROSENA (Fre)
CORNUDA (Spa)
EL TIBURON (Spa)
GUARDIA CIVIL (Spa)
PEZ MARTILLO (Spa)
TIBURON (Spa)
EN A2bd+4bd    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
46 Sterna albostriata BLACK-FRONTED TERN (Eng) EN A2abce+3bce    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
47 Thalassarche carteri INDIAN YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS (Eng) EN A4bde    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
48 Thalassarche chlororhynchos ATLANTIC YELLOW-NOSED ALBATROSS (Eng) EN A4bd; B2ab(v)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
49 Thalassarche melanophrys BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS (Eng) EN A4bd    ver 3.1 (2001)
Down
50 Urolophus orarius COASTAL STINGAREE (Eng) EN B1ab(v)    ver 3.1 (2001)
Unknown


 

 

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