Endangered Fish of the Middle East
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| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Acanthobrama spp. (2) | Israel, Syria, Turkey |
| Aden Gulf Torpedo | Yemen |
| Ala Balik | Turkey |
| Alburnus qalilus | Syria |
| Angel Shark | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Angular Rough Shark | Middle East |
| Aphanius spp. (5) | Greece, Israel, Jordan, Spain, Turkey |
| Atlantic Cod | Middle East |
| Barbatula spp. (5) | Turkey |
| Barbel spp. (2) | Albania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Republic of Macedonia, Rwanda, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine |
| Basking Shark | Middle East |
| Bastard Sturgeon | Iran, Turkey |
| Beloribitsa | Iran, Turkmenistan |
| Bentfin Devil Ray | Middle East |
| Bigeye Tuna | Middle East |
| Black-blotched Stingray | Middle East |
| Blackchin Guitarfish | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Blind Cave Fish | Iran |
| Blind Loach | Iran |
| Blue Skate | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Bowmouth Guitarfish | Middle East |
| Brindle Bass | Middle East |
| Bronze Whaler | Middle East |
| Brown-marbled Grouper | Middle East |
| Bumphead Parrotfish | Middle East |
| Camouflage Grouper | Middle East |
| Cape Shark | Middle East |
| Capoeta antalyensis | Turkey |
| Caspian Lamprey | Iran, Turkmenistan |
| Chondrostoma spp. (3) | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Republic of Macedonia, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey |
| Cicek Minnow | Turkey |
| Clubnose Guitarfish | Middle East |
| Cobitis spp. (4) | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Spain, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine |
| Common Guitarfish | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Common Seahorse | Middle East |
| Coral Catshark | Pakistan |
| Dere Kayasi | Turkey |
| Devil Fish | Middle East |
| Dusky Grouper | Middle East |
| Duskytail Grouper | Middle East |
| Estuary Cod | Middle East |
| False Shovelnose Sturgeon | Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
| Flapnose Ray | Middle East |
| Fossil Shark | Middle East |
| Gabriella's Grouper | Oman, Yemen |
| Garra spp. (4) | Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Oman, United Arab Emirates |
| Giant Butterfly Ray | Middle East |
| Giant Devilray | Cyprus, Egypt, Turkey |
| Giant Guitarfish | Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen |
| Giant Sturgeon | Middle East |
| Giant Wrasse | Middle East |
| Gray Nurse Shark | Middle East |
| Great White Shark | Middle East |
| Grey Bamboo Shark | Pakistan |
| Gulper Shark | Middle East |
| Haditha Cavefish | Iraq |
| Hammerhead Shark | Middle East |
| Haplochromis spp. (1) | Algeria, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Israel, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda |
| Hardnose Shark | Pakistan |
| Hemigrammocapoeta kemali | Turkey |
| Hemigrammocapoeta nana | Israel, Jordan, Syria |
| Iraq Blind Barb | Iraq |
| Japanese Devilray | Middle East |
| Kerch Black Sea Shad | Turkey |
| Knifetooth Sawfish | Oman, Pakistan |
| Knipowitschia spp. (2) | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey |
| Largetooth Sawfish | Middle East |
| Liver-oil Shark | Middle East |
| Long-nosed Skate | Middle East |
| Longheaded Eagle Ray | Pakistan |
| Longtail Butterfly Ray | Middle East |
| Luciobarbus spp. (2) | Afghanistan, Albania, Greece, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
| Malabar Grouper | Middle East |
| Narrowsnout Sawfish | Middle East |
| Nemacheilus spp. (5) | Israel, Jordan, Syria, Thailand, Turkmenistan |
| Oceanic Whitetip Shark | Middle East |
| One-finned Shark | Middle East |
| Orontes Spotted Bleak | Syria, Turkey |
| Orthrias tschaiyssuensis | Turkey |
| Pale Dottyback | Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia |
| Persian Sturgeon | Iran, Turkmenistan |
| Phoxinellus spp. (1) | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Turkey |
| Pike Asp | Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
| Polkadot Cod | Middle East |
| Pondicherry Shark | Oman, Pakistan |
| Porcupine Ray | Middle East |
| Pseudophoxinus spp. (9) | Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey |
| Pygmy Devilray | Middle East |
| Rabbitfish | Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
| Red Porgy | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Resowska Shemaja | Turkey |
| Roving Coralgrouper | Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen |
| Russian Sturgeon | Mediterranean Sea |
| Sharpnose Guitarfish | Kuwait, Pakistan |
| Siraz Baligi | Turkey |
| Siraz Baliginin Capoeta | Turkey |
| Slender Hammerhead | Middle East |
| Small Amu-dar Shovelnose Sturgeon | Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
| Smallscaled Grouper | Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen |
| Smoothback Angel Shark | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Smoothnose Wedgefish | Oman, Pakistan |
| Smoothtooth Blacktip | Yemen |
| Spinycheek Grouper | Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen |
| Spotted Eagle Ray | Middle East |
| Squalius spp. (1) | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey |
| Star Sturgeon | Iran, Turkey, Turkmenistan |
| Sterlet | Middle East |
| Strandzha Minnow | Turkey |
| Syr-darya Shovelnose Sturgeon | Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
| Tawny Nurse Shark | Middle East |
| Tristramella sacra | Israel |
| Volga Shad | Iran, Turkmenistan |
| Whale Shark | Middle East |
| White Grouper | Middle East |
| Whitecheek Shark | Middle East |
| Widenose Guitarfish | Pakistan |
| Wild Common Carp | Middle East |
| Yellowfin Hind | Asia, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Zebra Shark | Middle East |
**What fishes are listed here?:
The Middle East section of this site lists the folllowing fishes appearing on select endangered species lists:- Fishes that dwell in or migrate to any area considered apart of the Middle East.
- Fishes that dwell in the Arabian Peninsula.
- Fishes of Cyprus.
- Fishes of Egypt, Israel or any other transcontinental (with Africa or Asia) area.
- Fishes of the Mediterranean Sea and its islands.
- Fishes of the Palearctic.
- Fishes of Saudi Arabia.
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.
