Endangered Fish of the Middle East
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| Show all fishes of concern in the Middle East. |
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| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Acanthobrama spp. (2) | Israel, Syria, Turkey |
| Aden Gulf Torpedo | Yemen |
| Ala Balik | Turkey |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Estuary Cod | Middle East |
| Fossil Shark | Middle East |
| 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 |
| Iraq Blind Barb | Iraq |
| Japanese Devilray | Middle East |
| Knifetooth Sawfish | Oman, Pakistan |
| Largetooth Sawfish | Middle East |
| Liver-oil Shark | Middle East |
| Longheaded Eagle Ray | Pakistan |
| Malabar Grouper | Middle East |
| Oceanic Whitetip Shark | Middle East |
| One-finned Shark | Middle East |
| Orontes Spotted Bleak | Syria, Turkey |
| Pale Dottyback | Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia |
| Persian Sturgeon | Iran, Turkmenistan |
| 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 |
| Roving Coralgrouper | Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen |
| Russian Sturgeon | Mediterranean Sea |
| Siraz Baliginin Capoeta | Turkey |
| Smoothnose Wedgefish | Oman, Pakistan |
| Spotted Eagle Ray | Middle East |
| Star Sturgeon | Iran, Turkey, Turkmenistan |
| Sterlet | Middle East |
| Tawny Nurse Shark | Middle East |
| Whale Shark | Middle East |
| White Grouper | Middle East |
| Whitecheek Shark | 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.
