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, 14 candidate species for ESA listing, 2 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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Acipenser naccarii
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Latimeria chalumnae
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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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Rhinobatos cemiculus
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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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Rhinobatos horkelii
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Acipenser sinensis
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Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
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Oncorhynchus keta
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Oncorhynchus kisutch
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Squatina squatina
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Rhinobatos rhinobatos
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Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus
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Pristis clavata
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Thaleichthys pacificus
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Acipenser sturio
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Manta birostris
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Pristis zijsron
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Acipenser medirostris
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Mycteroperca jordani
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Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi
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Mycteroperca fusca
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