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
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 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 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 jacquelineae Coral Acropora jacquelineae	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2014 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Proposed --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
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 --- --- --- ---