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Fishes
Common Name	Range ***
Acadian Whitefish	Canada
Alabama Cavefish	Alabama
Alabama Shad	United States
Alabama Sturgeon	Alabama, Mississippi
Alberca Silverside	Mexico
Alvord Chub	Nevada, Oregon
Amber Darter	Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
Anguila Ciega	Mexico
Apache Trout	Arizona
Ashy Darter	Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
Atlantic Cod	Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), Oceanic
Atlantic Halibut	Canada (Newfoundland), Europe, United States (Alaska)
Atlantic Salmon	Gulf of Maine Atlantic Salmon DPS
Bagre De Rio Verde	Mexico
Bagre De Yaqui	Mexico
Balsas Splitfin	Mexico
Barndoor Winter Skate	Canada, United States
Barrens Topminnow	Tennessee
Basking Shark	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
Bear Lake Sculpin	Idaho, Utah
Beautiful Shiner	Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico
Bentfin Devil Ray	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America, South America
Big Bend Gambusia	Texas
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
Black Sea Bass	California, Mexico
Black-Finned Goodeid	Mexico
Blackfin Pupfish	Mexico
Blackmouth Shiner	Alabama, Florida, Mississippi
Blacksaddled Coral Grouper	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Bloater	Canada, United States
Blotchside Logperch	Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
Blue Shiner	Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
Bluebarred Pygmy Sunfish	Georgia, South Carolina
Bluemask Darter	Tennessee
Bluestripe Darter	Missouri
Bluntnose Shiner	Mexico
Bocaccio Rockfish	Canada, Mexico, United States
Bold Characodon	Mexico
Bonytail Chub	Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
Borax Lake Chub	Oregon
Boulder Darter	Alabama, Tennessee
Boxer Pupfish	Mexico
Brindle Bass	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory, including Hawaii), Oceanic
Bronze Whaler	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
Brown-marbled Grouper	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
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
Cachorrito Cabezon	Mexico
Cachorrito De Charco Azul	Mexico
Cachorrito De Dorsal Larga	Mexico
Cachorrito De Mezquital	Mexico
Cachorrito Enano De Potosi	Mexico
Caddo Madtom	Arkansas
Cahaba Shiner	Alabama
Calico Grouper	Bermuda - North Atlantic Ocean, Mexico, United States
California Sheephead	Mexico, United States (California)
Camouflage Grouper	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Cape Fear Shiner	North Carolina
Cape Shark	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
Carbonera Pupfish	Mexico
Caribbean Electric Ray	Brazil, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Suriname, Venezuela
Caribbean Reef Shark	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Charal De Alchichica	Mexico
Charal De La Preciosa	Mexico
Charal De Quechulac	Mexico
Charalito Chihuahua	Mexico, New Mexico
Charalito Saltillo	Mexico
Charalito Sonorense	Arizona, Mexico
Checkered Pupfish	Mexico
Chinook Salmon	California (Sacramento River) in the winters
Clear Creek Gambusia	Texas
Coho Salmon	California
Coldwater Darter	Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
Colorado Pikeminnow	Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
Comanche Springs Pupfish	Texas
Common Sawfish	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States
Conasauga Logperch	Georgia, Tennessee
Conchos Shiner	Mexico
Copper Redhorse	Canada
Coppercheek Darter	Tennessee
Coral Trout	Australia, Brunei Darussalam, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna
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
Crystal Darter	Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
Cuatro Cienegas Shiner	Mexico
Cubera Snapper	Central America, North America (including United States), South America
Cui-ui	Nevada
Dama Ciega Blanca	Mexico
Dardo De Conchos	Mexico
Darkedged Splitfin	Mexico
Delta Smelt	California
Desert Dace	Nevada
Desert Pupfish	Arizona, California, Mexico
Devil Fish	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America
Devil's Hole Pupfish	Nevada
Devil's River Minnow	Mexico, Texas
Dionda dichroma	Mexico
Donkey Fish	Central and South America, North America (including United States), Oceanic
Duckbill Cat	United States
Duskytail Darter	Tennessee, Virginia
Eastern Sand Darter	Canada, United States
Etowah Darter	Georgia
Fiddlefish	Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama
Fountain Darter	Texas
Freckled Darter	Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi
Frilled Shark	Angola, Australia, Chile, France, Guyana, Japan, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal (Madeira), South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States (California)
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
Giant Wrasse	Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceanic, United States Minor Outlying Islands (Wake Is.)
Gila Chub	Arizona, Mexico, New Mexico
Gila Topminnow	Arizona, New Mexico
Gila Trout	Arizona, New Mexico
Golden Cownose Ray	Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru
Golden Grouper	Mexico
Goldline Darter	Alabama, Georgia
Goliath Grouper	Africa, Central and South America, Mexico, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands)
Goodeid	Mexico
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
Green Sturgeon	Alaska, California, Canada (British Columbia), Mexico, Oregon
Greenland Shark	Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Norway, Russia
Guayacon Bocon	Mexico
Guayacon De Cuatro Cienegas	Mexico
Guayacon De Hacienda Dolores	Mexico
Guayacon De San Gregorio	Mexico
Gulf Grouper	California, Mexico
Gulf Sturgeon	Canada, United States
Gulper Shark	Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America
Haddock	Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic
Hammerhead Shark	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States
Hawaiian Grouper	Hawaii, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Highfin Coral Grouper	Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Federated States of Micronesia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste
Highland Splitfin	Mexico
Hogfish	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Humpback Chub	Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming
Japanese Devilray	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America
Juil Ciego	Mexico
June Sucker	Utah
Kanawha Minnow	North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
Kiyi	Canada, United States
La Palma Pupfish	Mexico
Largescale Pupfish	Mexico
Largetooth Sawfish	Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States
Least Chub	Utah
Leon Springs Pupfish	Texas
Leopard Darter	Arkansas, Oklahoma
Lined Seahorse	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Little Colorado Spinedace	Arizona
Liver-oil Shark	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America
Loach Minnow	Arizona, New Mexico
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
Lost River Sucker	California, Oregon
Maryland Darter	Maryland
Matalote Cahita	Mexico
Matalote Conchos	Mexico
Matalote Del Bavispe	Mexico
Matalote Opata	Mexico
Maya Pupfish	Mexico
Mexclapique	Mexico
Mexican Blindcat	Mexico
Mexican Darter	Mexico
Mexican Golden Trout	Mexico
Moapa Dace	Nevada
Modoc Sucker	California
Mohave Tui Chub	California
Mojarra (5)	Mexico
Molly Del Tamesi	Mexico
Molly Del Teapa	Mexico
Monterrey Platyfish	Mexico
Monterrey Spanish Mackerel	Mexico
Mountain Blackside Dace	Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia
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)
Needle Dogfish	China, French Guiana, Japan, Philippines, Taiwan, United States
Nevada Pupfish	Nevada
Niangua Darter	Missouri
Night Shark	Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America
Northern Cavefish	Indiana, Kentucky
Northern Guitarfish	California, Mexico
Oceanic Whitetip Shark	Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America
Okaloosa Darter	Florida
One-finned Shark	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America
Opal Goodeid	Mexico
Orangefin Madtom	North Carolina, Virginia
Oregon Chub	Oregon
Ouachita Madtom	Arkansas
Ouachita Mountain Shiner	Arkansas, Oklahoma
Owens Pupfish	California
Owens Tui Chub	California
Ozark Cavefish	Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
Pacific Seahorse	Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, United States (California)
Pahranagat Roundtail Chub	Nevada
Pahrump Poolfish	Nevada
Paleback Darter	Arkansas
Palezone Shiner	Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee
Pallid Sturgeon	Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee
Pecos Gambusia	New Mexico, Texas
Pecos River Pupfish	New Mexico, Texas
Platy Cuatro Cienegas	Mexico
Platy De Muzquiz	Mexico
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
Portuguese Dogfish	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory)
Potosi Pupfish	Mexico
Prickly Shark	Australia, California, China, Hawaii, New Zealand, Palau, Peru, Taiwan
Proserpine Shiner	Mexico, Texas
Pygmy Madtom	Tennessee
Pygmy Sculpin	Alabama
Queen Triggerfish	Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Railroad Valley Springfish	Nevada
Rainbow Goodeid	Mexico
Rainbow Parrotfish	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Razorback Sucker	Arizona, California, Colorado, Mexico, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming
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
Redfish	Canada, Greenland, Iceland, United States
Relict Dace	Nevada
Relict Darter	Kentucky
Rhamdia zongolicensis	Mexico
Rio Grande Darter	Mexico, Texas
Rio Grande Silvery Minnow	Mexico, New Mexico, Texas
Roanoke Bass	North Carolina, Virginia
Roanoke Logperch	Virginia
Rough Sculpin	California
Sacramento Splittail	California
Salvelinus spp.	Canada, United States
San Marcos Gambusia	Texas
Sand Sturgeon	United States
Santa Ana Sucker	California
Sardinilla Cuatro Cienegas	Mexico
Sardinita Bocagrande	Mexico
Sardinita De Rio Verde	Mexico
Sardinita De Santa Maria	Mexico
Sardinita De Tepelmene	Mexico
Sardinita Del Pilon	Mexico
Sardinita Quijarrona	Mexico
Sawtail Grouper	Mexico
Scioto Madtom	Ohio
Seabass	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Shortjaw Cisco	Canada, United States
Shortnose Cisco	Canada, United States
Shortnose Sturgeon	USA and Canada (Atlantic Coast)
Shortnose Sucker	California, Oregon
Shortspine Thornyhead	Canada, Russia, United States
Shoshone Sculpin	Idaho
Slackwater Darter	Alabama, Tennessee
Slender Chub	Tennessee, Virginia
Smalleye Shiner	Texas
Smalltooth Sawfish	Gulf of Mexico, Texas through Florida (USA), USA - Atlantic: North Carolina through Florida
Smoky Madtom	Tennessee
Snail Darter	Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
Sockeye Salmon	USA - Snake River, Idaho
Solo Goodeido	Mexico
Southern Bluefin Tuna	Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Oceans, South America
Southern Cavefish	Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
Speckled Dace	Nevada, Wyoming
Spikedace	Arizona, New Mexico
Splendid Toadfish	Belize, Mexico
Spotfin Gambusia	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
Springfish	Nevada
Steelhead	(endangered population southern California Coast), North Pacific Ocean from the Kamchatka Peninsula in Asia to the northern Baja Peninsula
Striated Darter	Tennessee
Striped Goodeid	Mexico
Sturgeon Chub	United States
Surge Grouper	American Samoa, Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Taiwan Gulper Shark	Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory)
Tamaulipan Blindcat	Mexico
Tawny Nurse Shark	Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic
Tepehuan Shiner	Mexico
Thicklip Pupfish	Mexico
Tidewater Goby	California
Tiro	Mexico
Toothless Blindcat	Texas
Topeka Shiner	Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota
Totoaba Seatrout	Mexico (Gulf of California)
Trispot Darter	Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
Tuscumbia Darter	Alabama
Unarmored Threespine Stickleback	California
Vermilion Darter	Alabama
Virgin River Chub	Arizona, Nevada, Utah
Waccamaw Killifish	North Carolina
Waccamaw Silverside	North Carolina
Warner Sucker	Arizona, Nevada
Watercress Darter	Alabama
White River Spinedace	Nevada
White Sands Pupfish	New Mexico
White Sturgeon	Canada (British Columbia), Idaho, Montana
Widemouth Blindcat	Texas
Wood River Sculpin	Idaho
Woundfin	Nevada, Utah
Yaqui Chub	Arizona, New Mexico
Yaqui Sucker	Arizona, Mexico
Yellowcheek Darter	Arkansas
Yellowfin Grouper	Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America
Yellowfin Madtom	Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia
Yellowtail Flounder	Canada, New York, Rhode Island
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**Hawaiian endangered species are listed separately.

***What fishes are listed here?:

The North 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 North American continent, except Hawaii, which has its own section.
Fishes of Greenland and adjacent Atlantic islands.
Fishes of the Mexican Holarctic.
Fishes of the Gulf of Maine.

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.

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