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Fish species (IUCN, 2016-2)
- 15,219 extant species have been evaluated
- 12,028 of those are fully assessed[a]
- 9679 are not threatened at present[b]
- 2343 to 5534 are threatened[c]
- 71 to 158 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
- 65 extinct (EX) species[d]
- 6 extinct in the wild (EW)
- 87 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
- 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
- ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
- ^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
- ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
- ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species
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