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
Vaquita Phocoena sinus Also Known As Gulf of California harbor porpoise, Cochito	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 1985 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- ---
Tubastraea floreana Coral Tubastraea floreana	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2015 --- --- Region Foreign
Totoaba Totoaba macdonaldi	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 1979 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- ---
Taiwanese Humpback Dolphin Sousa chinensis taiwanensis	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	Name of DPS or Stock Taiwanese Humpback Dolphin subspecies Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2018 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- ---
Striped Smoothhound Shark Mustelus fasciatus	Species Category Fish Protected Fish Sharks	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2017 --- --- Region Foreign
Spiny Angelshark Squatina guggenheim	Species Category Fish Protected Fish Sharks	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2017 --- --- Region Foreign
Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis	Species Category Whales	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 1970 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- ---
Smoothback Angelshark Squatina oculata	Species Category Fish Protected Fish Sharks	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign
Seriatopora aculeata Coral Seriatopora aculeata	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 ---
Sawback Angelshark Squatina aculeata	Species Category Fish Protected Fish Sharks	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign
Sakhalin Sturgeon Acipenser mikadoi	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 --- --- --- ---
Porites napopora Coral Porites napopora	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
Pavona diffluens Coral Pavona diffluens	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
Narrownose Smoothhound Shark Mustelus schmitti	Species Category Fish Protected Fish Sharks	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2017 --- --- Region Foreign
Narrow Sawfish Anoxypristis cuspidata Also Known As Knifetooth sawfish, Pointed sawfish	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 I --- --- --- ---
Montipora australiensis Coral Montipora australiensis	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
Mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus monachus	Species Category Seals & Sea Lions	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 1970 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- ---
Largetooth Sawfish Pristis pristis Also Known As Common sawfish	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2014; 2011 (original) --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- ---
Kaluga Sturgeon Huso dauricus	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 --- --- --- ---
Island Grouper Mycteroperca fusca	Species Category Fish Protected Fish Reef Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- Critical Habitat No Region Foreign
Indus River Dolphin Platanista gangetica minor	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 1991 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Hector’s Dolphin Cephalorhynchus hectori	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	Name of DPS or Stock Maui's dolphin subspecies Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2017 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock South Island Hector's dolphin subspecies Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2017 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Gulf Grouper Mycteroperca jordani	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- Critical Habitat No Region Foreign
Green Sawfish Pristis zijsron Also Known As Narrowsnout sawfish	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2014 --- --- Region Foreign
European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio	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 I --- --- --- ---