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
Cantharellus noumeae Coral Cantharellus noumeae	Species Category Invertebrates Corals	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2015 --- --- Region Foreign
Chambered Nautilus Nautilus pompilius	Species Category Invertebrates Other	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2018 --- Critical Habitat Not Prudent Region Pacific Islands Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Chinese River Dolphin Lipotes vexillifer	Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 1989 --- --- 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 --- --- --- ---
Chinese Sturgeon Acipenser sinensis	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 --- --- --- ---
Chinook Salmon (Protected) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Sacramento River winter-run Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 1994 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Upper Columbia River spring-run Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock California coastal Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Central Valley spring-run Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Lower Columbia River Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Puget Sound Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Snake River fall-run Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1992 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Snake River spring/summer-run Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1992 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Upper Willamette River Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2005 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Central Valley spring-run in the San Joaquin River XN Species Status ESA Experimental Population --- --- --- Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Upper Columbia River spring-run in the Okanogan River subbasin XN Species Status ESA Experimental Population --- --- --- Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Central Valley spring-run XN Shasta Species Status ESA Experimental Population --- --- --- Region West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Sacramento winter-run XN Shasta Species Status ESA Experimental Population --- --- --- Region West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Central Valley spring-run XN Yuba Species Status ESA Experimental Population --- --- --- Region West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Upper Klamath-Trinity River Species Status ESA Candidate --- --- --- Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Oregon Coast Species Status ESA Candidate --- --- --- Region West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Southern Oregon and Northern California Coastal Species Status ESA Candidate --- --- --- Region West Coast
Chum Salmon (Protected) Oncorhynchus keta	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Columbia River ESU Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Hood Canal summer-run ESU Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1999 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast
Coho Salmon (Protected) Oncorhynchus kisutch	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Central California Coast ESU Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2005; 1996 (original) Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Lower Columbia River ESU Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2005 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Oregon coast ESU Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2008 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Southern Oregon & Northern California coasts ESU Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1997 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast
Common Angelshark Squatina squatina	Species Category Fish Protected Fish Sharks	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign
Common Guitarfish Rhinobatos rhinobatos	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2017 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Daggernose Shark Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus	Species Category Fish Protected Fish Sharks	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2017 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Dusky Sea Snake Aipysurus fuscus	Species Category Other	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2015 --- --- Region Foreign
Dwarf Sawfish Pristis clavata	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 --- --- --- ---
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 --- --- --- ---
Eulachon Thaleichthys pacificus	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Southern DPS Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2010 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast
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 --- --- --- ---
False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens	Species Category Whales Species Category Dolphins & Porpoises	Name of DPS or Stock Main Hawaiian Islands Insular DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2012 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Pacific Islands Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Alaska Pacific Islands Southeast West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Main Hawaiian Islands Insular stock Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Alaska Pacific Islands Southeast West Coast 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 --- --- --- ---
Fimbriaphyllia paradivisa Coral Fimbriaphyllia paradivisa Also Known As Euphyllia paradivisa	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
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus	Species Category Whales	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 1970 Recovery Plan Final --- Region Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic Pacific Islands Southeast West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic Pacific Islands Southeast West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Alaska New England/Mid-Atlantic Pacific Islands Southeast West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- ---
Giant Manta Ray Mobula birostris	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2018 Recovery Plan Under Development Critical Habitat Not Prudent Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Pacific Islands 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 --- --- --- ---
Gray Whale Eschrichtius robustus	Species Category Whales	Name of DPS or Stock Western North Pacific DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 1994; 1970 (original) --- --- Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Alaska West Coast Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Western North Pacific DPS Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Alaska West Coast Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- ---
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
Green Sturgeon Acipenser medirostris	Species Category Fish Protected Fish	Name of DPS or Stock Southern DPS Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2006 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix II --- --- --- ---
Green Turtle Chelonia mydas	Species Category Sea Turtles	Name of DPS or Stock Central South Pacific DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Final --- Region Pacific Islands Name of DPS or Stock Central West Pacific DPS Species Status ESA Endangered Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Final --- Region Pacific Islands Name of DPS or Stock Mediterranean DPS Species Status ESA Endangered - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Central North Pacific DPS Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Final --- Region Pacific Islands Name of DPS or Stock East Pacific DPS Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Final --- Region West Coast Name of DPS or Stock North Atlantic DPS Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Final Critical Habitat Final Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Southeast Name of DPS or Stock South Atlantic DPS Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 2016 Recovery Plan Final --- Region Southeast Name of DPS or Stock East Indian-West Pacific DPS Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock North Indian DPS Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Southwest Indian DPS Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Southwest Pacific DPS Species Status ESA Threatened - Foreign Year Listed 2016 --- --- Region Foreign Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- --- Name of DPS or Stock Throughout the Wider Caribbean Region Species Status SPAW Annex II --- --- --- ---
Guadalupe Fur Seal Arctocephalus townsendi	Species Category Seals & Sea Lions	Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status ESA Threatened Year Listed 1985 --- --- Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Protected --- --- --- Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status MMPA Depleted --- --- --- Region Alaska West Coast Name of DPS or Stock Throughout Its Range Species Status CITES Appendix I --- --- --- ---
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