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Threatened Fish

Species 1 - 19 of 19

Dama ciega blanca (Typhliasina pearsei)
Like many brotulids, this blind, cave-dwelling fish has evolved to exist completely without eyes. This unusual-looking species has... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Damba mipentina (Paretroplus maculatus)
Information on the damba mipentina is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Danube salmon (Hucho hucho)
One of the world's biggest salmonids, the Danube salmon is now amongst the most endangered fish species in Europe. This sizeable... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Daska (Pseudophoxinus stymphalicus)
Typical of most cyprinids, the daska is a small, silvery-brown fish, sometimes with a slight purplish sheen in the light, but... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Denise's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise)
Denise's pygmy seahorse is a master of camouflage, its orange colouration and body tubercles exactly matching the stems and polyps... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Devil's Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis)
Found only in a single desert spring in Nevada, USA, this tiny fish has the most restricted range of any vertebrate. The smallest... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Devils River minnow (Dionda diaboli)
Information on the Devils River minnow is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Diamond ray (Gymnura natalensis)
Information on the diamond ray is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Dianchi carp (Cyprinus micristius)
Information on the Dianchi carp is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Dikume (Konia dikume)
Information on the dikume is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Dotted grouper (Epinephelus epistictus)
Like other groupers, the dotted grouper has a robust body with a spiny dorsal fin and a rounded caudal fin. As its name suggests... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Double sash butterflyfish (Chaetodon marleyi)
The double sash butterflyfish is superbly suited to its common name; it swims with flitting movements, evocative of the flight... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Double-ended pipefish (Syngnathoides biaculeatus)
Information on the double-ended pipefish is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus)
Jacques Cousteau reportedly said that groupers were the strangest creatures he had come across at sea. The dusky grouper... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus)
The dusky shark is a large, yet relatively slender-bodied species, with a distinctly rounded snout and a low ridge running between... More	9 Images	0 Videos

Duskytail grouper (Epinephelus bleekeri)
The robust, elongate body of the duskytail grouper is brownish to purplish-grey in colour and covered with numerous small, yellow... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Dwarf loach (Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki)
Information on the dwarf loach is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata)
Information on the dwarf sawfish is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Dwarf seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae)
Information on the dwarf seahorse is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	7 Images	2 Videos

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