Species Directory

ESA Threatened & Endangered

NOAA Fisheries has jurisdiction over 165 endangered and threatened marine species (80 endangered; 85 threatened), including 66 foreign species (40 endangered; 26 threatened).

Additional species are currently under review or have been proposed for Endangered Species Act listing: 4 petitioned species awaiting a 90-day finding, 14 candidate species for ESA listing, 1 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
Boulder Star Coral Orbicella franksi	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 Final Region Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex III --- --- --- ---
Elkhorn Coral Acropora palmata	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2006 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex III --- --- --- ---
Lobed Star Coral Orbicella annularis	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 Final Region Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex III --- --- --- ---
Mountainous Star Coral Orbicella faveolata	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 Final Region Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex III --- --- --- ---
Pillar Coral Dendrogyra cylindrus	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Proposed - Endangered --- --- --- Region Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Final Region Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex III --- --- --- ---
Queen Conch Aliger gigas Also Known As Strombus gigas, Lobatus gigas, Conch, Pink conch, Carrucho, Caracol reina	Species Category Invertebrates Protected Invertebrate Wild-Caught Seafood	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2024 --- --- Region Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- Region Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex III --- --- --- Region Southeast
Rough Cactus Coral Mycetophyllia ferox	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 Final Region Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex III --- --- --- ---
Staghorn Coral Acropora cervicornis	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2006 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Southeast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex III --- --- --- Region Southeast