Endangered Fish of South America
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| Show all fishes of concern in South America. |
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| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Andean Catfish | Ecuador |
| Angular Angelshark | Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay |
| Annual Tropical Killifish | Brazil |
| Anthias spp. (1) | Brazil, French Polynesia |
| Apron Ray | Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay |
| Argentine Angel Shark | Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay |
| Arius spp. (1) | Colombia, Madagascar |
| Basking Shark | South America |
| Bentfin Devil Ray | South America |
| Bigeye Tuna | South America |
| Bignose Fanskate | Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay |
| Black Grouper | Central and South America |
| Black Rockfish | South America |
| Black-blotched Stingray | South America |
| Brasilia Lyrefin | Brazil |
| Brazilian Cownose Ray | Brazil |
| Brazilian Guitarfish | Argentina, Brazil |
| Bronze Whaler | South America |
| Brownband Numbfish | Colombia, Venezuela |
| Brownstriped Grunt | Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela |
| Bullseye Electric Ray | Colombia, Ecuador |
| Cape Shark | South America |
| Caribbean Electric Ray | Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela |
| Caribbean Reef Shark | South America |
| Colombian Electric Ray | Colombia |
| Common Sawfish | Central and South America |
| Cowfish | Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela |
| Crossband Rockfish | South America |
| Crown Shark | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru |
| Cubera Snapper | South America |
| Curry Shark | Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela |
| Daggernose Shark | Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela |
| Devil Fish | South America |
| Donkey Fish | Central and South America |
| Dusky Grouper | South America |
| Eyespot Skate | Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay |
| Frilled Shark | Chile, Guyana |
| Galapagos Shark | South America |
| Giant Butterfly Ray | South America |
| Ginger Pearlfish | Brazil |
| Golden Cownose Ray | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru |
| Goliath Grouper | Central and South America |
| Gray Nurse Shark | South America |
| Graytail Skate | Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chubut, Rio Negro, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego), Chile, Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
| Great White Shark | South America |
| Gulper Shark | South America |
| Hammerhead Shark | Central and South America |
| Hogfish | South America |
| Japanese Devilray | South America |
| Largetooth Sawfish | Central and South America |
| Lined Seahorse | South America |
| Liver-oil Shark | South America |
| Longfin Mako | South America |
| Munk's Devil Ray | South America |
| Mutton Snapper | South America |
| Nassau Grouper | Central and South America |
| Night Shark | South America |
| Oceanic Whitetip Shark | South America |
| One-finned Shark | South America |
| Onefin Skate | Brazil |
| Pacific Seahorse | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru |
| Prickly Shark | Peru |
| Queen Triggerfish | South America |
| Rainbow Parrotfish | South America |
| Red Grouper | South America |
| Red Porgy | Central and South America |
| Seabass | South America |
| Sharpsnout Stingray | Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela |
| Southern Bluefin Tuna | South America |
| Spotted Eagle Ray | South America |
| Spotted Houndshark | Chile, Peru |
| Striped Dogfish | Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay |
| Warthead Blenny | Venezuela |
| Whale Shark | South America |
| Yellowfin Grouper | South America |
**What fishes are listed here?:
The South America section of this site lists the folllowing fishes appearing on select endangered species lists:- Fishes that dwell in or migrate to any part of the South American continent and nearby islands.
- Fishes dwelling in the Amazon Basin.
Disclaimer:
This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total
count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more
information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About EEC page.
