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Endangered Fishes of Central America

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Fishes
Common Name	Range ***
Basking Shark	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
Bentfin Devil Ray	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America, South America
Bigeye Tuna	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
Black Grouper	Central and South America, Mexico, United States
Black Rockfish	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Blacksaddled Coral Grouper	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Brownstriped Grunt	Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Venezuela
Bullseye Electric Ray	California, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama
Bumphead Parrotfish	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Camouflage Grouper	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Cape Shark	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
Caribbean Reef Shark	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Colorado Grouper	Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador
Common Sawfish	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States
Cowfish	Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
Crossband Rockfish	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Crown Shark	Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru
Cubera Snapper	Central America, North America (including United States), South America
Curry Shark	Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Daggernose Shark	Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
Devil Fish	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America
Donkey Fish	Central and South America, North America (including United States), Oceanic
Fiddlefish	Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama
Flat-faced Seahorse	Australia, China, Cocos Island, French Polynesia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Galapagos Shark	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America
Giant Butterfly Ray	Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
Golden Cownose Ray	Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru
Goliath Grouper	Africa, Central and South America, Mexico, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands)
Gray Nurse Shark	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America
Great White Shark	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
Gulper Shark	Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America
Hammerhead Shark	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States
Hogfish	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Japanese Devilray	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America
Large-eyed Rabbitfish	France, Iceland, Ireland, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Western Sahara
Largetooth Sawfish	Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States
Lined Seahorse	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Longfin Mako	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
Longnose Eagle Ray	Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Baja California), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru
Lucifuga spp. (4)	Bahamas, Cuba
Munk's Devil Ray	Central America, North America, South America
Mutton Snapper	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Nassau Grouper	Central and South America, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands)
Night Shark	Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America
Oceanic Whitetip Shark	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
Olive Grouper	Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador
Pacific Seahorse	Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, United States (California)
Poey's Grouper	Central America, North America (including United States), South America
Polkadot Cod	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Queen Triggerfish	Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Rainbow Parrotfish	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Red Grouper	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Red Porgy	Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States
Reticulated Toadfish	Belize
Seabass	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Sharpsnout Stingray	Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
Splendid Toadfish	Belize, Mexico
Spotted Eagle Ray	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America
Stygicola dentata	Cuba
Venezuela Skate	Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
Whale Shark	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America
Whitelined Toadfish	Belize
Whitespotted Toadfish	Belize
Yellowfin Grouper	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
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***What fishes are listed here?:

The Central America section of this site lists the folllowing fishes appearing on select endangered species lists:

• Fishes that dwell in or migrate to any region found in Central America and any nearby islands between North and South America.
• Fishes of the Caribbean Islands or Caribbean Sea.
• Fishes that dwell in or migrate to the West Indies (Jamaica, Bahamas, Trinidad, etc.).

In some cases, the creatures listed in this section may also be found on other continents or in other areas, which is why you may see additional areas noted in the range column.

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 Us page.