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: 3 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.
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Acropora globiceps
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Acropora jacquelineae
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Acropora lokani
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Acropora pharaonis
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Acropora retusa
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Acropora rudis
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Acropora speciosa
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Acropora tenella
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Acipenser naccarii
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Latimeria chalumnae
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Anacropora spinosa
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Squatina argentina
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Salmo salar
Also Known As
Sea run salmon, Kelts, Black salmon
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Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus
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Pterapogon kauderni
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Erignathus barbatus
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Delphinapterus leucas
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Haliotis cracherodii
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Rhinobatos cemiculus
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Balaenoptera musculus
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Sebastes paucispinis
Also Known As
Bocaccio, Rock Salmon, Salmon Rockfish, Pacific Red Snapper, Pacific Snapper, Oregon Red Snapper, Oregon Snapper, Longjaw, Merou, Jack, Snapper, Rock Cod, Rockfish
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Orbicella franksi
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Balaena mysticetus
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Rhinobatos horkelii
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Cantharellus noumeae
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