Species Directory

ESA Threatened & Endangered

NOAA Fisheries has jurisdiction over 163 endangered and threatened marine species (79 endangered; 84 threatened), including 65 foreign species (39 endangered; 26 threatened).

Additional species are currently under review or have been proposed for Endangered Species Act listing: 2 petitioned species awaiting a 90-day finding, 13 candidate species for ESA listing, 3 proposed species for ESA listing.

In the table below, the Region column shows if the species can be found in a NOAA Fisheries region. If the species occurs only in areas beyond the U.S. exclusive economic zone and territorial waters, the region is labeled as Foreign.

Species Name	Species Category	Protected Status
Acropora globiceps Coral Acropora globiceps	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Proposed Region Pacific Islands Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Acropora jacquelineae Coral Acropora jacquelineae	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Proposed Region Pacific Islands Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Acropora lokani Coral Acropora lokani	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development --- Region Foreign
Acropora pharaonis Coral Acropora pharaonis	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Acropora retusa Coral Acropora retusa	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Proposed Region Pacific Islands Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Acropora rudis Coral Acropora rudis	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development --- Region Foreign
Acropora speciosa Coral Acropora speciosa	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Proposed Region Pacific Islands
Acropora tenella Coral Acropora tenella	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development --- Region Foreign
Adriatic Sturgeon Acipenser naccarii	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2014 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
African Coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Tanzanian DPS Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign
Anacropora spinosa Coral Anacropora spinosa	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development --- Region Foreign
Argentine Angelshark Squatina argentina	Species Category Fish Protected Fish Sharks	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2017 --- --- Region Foreign
Atlantic Salmon (Protected) Salmo salar Also Known As Sea run salmon, Kelts, Black salmon	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Gulf of Maine DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2009 (expanded); 2000 (original) Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region New England/Mid-Atlantic