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Threatened Fish

Species 1 - 20 of 20

Pacific angel shark (Squatina californica)
Superficially, the Pacific angel shark resembles a large ray more than a shark, due to its remarkably flat body and huge, wing-like... More	9 Images	1 Video

Pacific seahorse (Hippocampus ingens)
Information on the Pacific seahorse is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	6 Images	1 Video

Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
The paddlefish has a highly distinctive appearance, so named for its peculiar, elongate, paddle-shaped snout, which may act... More	7 Images	1 Video

Pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus)
Information on the pallid sturgeon is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Pecos pupfish (Cyprinodon pecosensis)
Once abundant and relatively widespread, today this Critically Endangered fish persists in small numbers at just a few isolated... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus)
Information on the Persian sturgeon is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	1 Video

Phantom shiner (Notropis orca)
Information on the phantom shiner is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Picasso triggerfish (Rhinecanthus assasi)
Information on the Picasso triggerfish is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Pickhandle barracuda (Sphyraena jello)
Information on the pickhandle barracuda is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Pindu (Stomatepia pindu)
Information on the pindu is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pinstripe damba (Paretroplus menarambo)
Information on the pinstripe damba is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)
The porbeagle is a stout, heavy shark with a pointed, conical snout and a crescent-shaped caudal, or tail, fin. Its name... More	10 Images	2 Videos

Porcupine ray (Urogymnus asperrimus)
The porcupine ray is a highly distinctive, but little known species, which is named for the unusual thorny projections that are... More	6 Images	1 Video

Portuguese arched-mouth nase (Iberochondrostoma lusitanicus)
Information on the Portuguese arched-mouth nase is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Potosi pupfish (Cyprinodon alvarezi)
Information on the Potosi pupfish is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pufferfish (Takifugu poecilonotus)
Information on the pufferfish is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pygmy devilray (Mobula eregoodootenkee)
In many ways, the pygmy devilray resembles its larger and more iconic relative, the manta ray. Large pectoral fins, fused to the... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Pygmy sculpin (Cottus paulus)
Information on pygmy sculpin is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti)
The pygmy seahorse is undoubtedly one of the most well camouflaged species in the oceans, being extremely difficult to spot amongst... More	10 Images	3 Videos

Pyjama shark (Poroderma africanum)
The aptly named pyjama shark has a greyish body with seven dark longitudinal stripes running the length of its elongate body. These... More	11 Images	0 Videos

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Latest news

3rd November 2009: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Extinction crisis continues.
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Rare images of the Critically Endangered cao-vit crested gibbon.

Rare images of the Critically Endangered cao-vit crested gibbon.
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Under the Sea

Since the megamouth shark's discovery, only 17 sightings have been recorded of this elusive fish.

Since the megamouth shark's discovery, only 17 sightings have been recorded of this elusive fish.
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