# List of recently extinct fishes

* Extinct in the wild (EW): 6 species
* Critically endangered (CR): 455 species
* Endangered (EN): 643 species
* Vulnerable (VU): 1,245 species
* Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 548 species
* Least concern (LC): 9,131 species
* Data deficient (DD): 3,191 species
* 15,219 extant species have been evaluated
* 12,028 of those are fully assessed
* 9679 are not threatened at present
* 2343 to 5534 are threatened
* 71 to 158 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
** 65 extinct (EX) species
** 6 extinct in the wild (EW)
** 87 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
** 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 65 extinct fish species, 87 possibly extinct fish species, and six extinct in the wild fish species.

## Cartilaginous fish

Possibly extinct species
* Lost shark (Carcharhinus obsoletus)
* Red Sea torpedo (Torpedo suessii)
Extinct species
* Java stingaree (Urolophus javanicus)

## Lampreys

Extinct species
* Ukrainian migratory lamprey Eudontomyzon sp. 'migratory'
Possibly extinct species
* Tetrapleurodon spadiceus (Tetrapleurodon spadiceus)

## Ray-finned fishes

There are 64 extinct species, 85 possibly extinct species, and six extinct in the wild species of ray-finned fish evaluated by the IUCN.

### Acipenseriformes

Includes sturgeons and paddlefishes.
* Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius)

### Salmoniformes

Extinct species
* Longjaw cisco (Coregonus alpenae)
* Coregonus bezola
* Coregonus fera
* Coregonus gutturosus
* Gravenche (Coregonus hiemalis)
* Deepwater cisco (Coregonus johannae)
* Blackfin cisco (Coregonus nigripinnis)
* Coregonus restrictus
* Salmo pallaryi
* Silver trout (Salvelinus agassizii)
* Salvelinus neocomensis
Possibly extinct species
* Coregonus hoferi
* Shortnose cisco (Coregonus reighardi)
Extinct in the wild species
* Kunimasu (Oncorhynchus kawamurae)
* Beloribitsa (Stenodus leucichthys)

### Toothcarps

Extinct species
* Gölçük toothcarp (Anatolichthys splendens)
* Aplocheilichthys sp. 'Naivasha'
* Parras characodon (Characodon garmani)
* Santa Cruz pupfish (Cyprinodon arcuatus)
* Villa Lopez pupfish (Cyprinodon ceciliae)
* Cachorrito de la Trinidad (Cyprinodon inmemoriam)
* Perritos de sandia (Cyprinodon spp.)
* Catarina pupfish (Megupsilon aporus)
* Ash Meadows killifish (Empetrichthys merriami)
* Whiteline topminnow (Fundulus albolineatus)
* Amistad gambusia (Gambusia amistadensis)
* San Marcos gambusia (Gambusia georgei)
* Pantanodon madagascariensis
* Graceful priapella (Priapella bonita)
Possibly extinct species
* Aphyolebias claudiae
* Parras pupfish (Cyprinodon latifasciatus)
* Fundulopanchax powelli
* Pantanodon sp. 'Manombo'
Extinct in the wild species
* Potosi pupfish (Cyprinodon alvarezi)
* Cachorrito de charco palmal (Cyprinodon longidorsalis)
* Golden skiffia (Skiffia francesae)

### Cypriniformes

Includes carps, minnows, loaches and relatives.
Extinct species
* Beyşehir bleak (Alburnus akili)
* İznik shemaya (Alburnus nicaeensis)
* Anabarilius macrolepis
* Barbodes amarus
* Barbodes baoulan
* Barbodes clemensi
* Barbodes disa
* Barbodes flavifuscus
* Barbodes herrei
* Barbodes katolo
* Barbodes lanaoensis
* Barbodes manalak
* Barbodes pachycheilus
* Barbodes palaemophagus
* Barbodes palata
* Barbodes resimus
* Barbodes tras
* Barbodes truncatulus
* Barbus microbarbis
* Snake River sucker (Chasmistes muriei)
* Chondrostoma scodrense
* Cyprinus yilongensis
* Mexican dace (Evarra bustamantei)
* Plateau chub (Evarra eigenmanni)
* Endorheic chub (Evarra tlahuacensis)
* Thicktail chub (Gila crassicauda)
* Giant Atlas barbel (Labeobarbus reinii)
* Pahranagat spinedace (Lepidomeda altivelis)
* Tunisian barb (Luciobarbus antinorii)
* Luciobarbus nasus
* Hula bream (Mirogrex hulensis)
* Harelip sucker (Moxostoma lacerum)
* Durango shiner (Notropis aulidion)
* Phantom shiner (Notropis orca)
* Salado shiner (Notropis saladonis)
* Clear Lake splittail (Pogonichthys ciscoides)
* Eğirdir minnow (Pseudophoxinus handlirschi)
* Las Vegas dace (Rhinichthys deaconi)
* Danube delta gudgeon (Romanogobio antipai)
* Stumptooth minnow (Stypodon signifer)
Possibly extinct species
* Long-spine bream (Acanthobrama centisquama)
* Damascus bream (Acanthobrama tricolor)
* Anabarilius qiluensis
* Anabarilius yangzonensis
* Siamese bala-shak (Balantiocheilos ambusticauda)
* Haditha cavefish (Caecocypris basimi)
* Diyarbakir spined loach (Cobitis kellei)
* Cyprinus barbatus
* Cyprinus ilishaestomus
* Dianchi carp (Cyprinus micristius)
* Cyprinus qionghaiensis
* Cyprinus yunnanensis
* Hypselobarbus pulchellus
* Bovany barb (Neolissochilus bovanicus)
* Deolali minnow (Parapsilorhynchus prateri)
* Poropuntius chonglingchungi
* Akstafa spring roach (Pseudophoxinus sojuchbulagi)
* Barada spring minnow (Pseudophoxinus syriacus)
* Deccan barb (Puntius deccanensis)
* Schistura nasifilis
* Schistura tenura
* Systomus compressiformis

### Gasterosteiformes

Extinct species
* Techirghiol stickleback (Gasterosteus crenobiontus)

### Osmeriformes

Extinct species
* New Zealand grayling (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus)

### Catfishes

Extinct species
* Scioto madtom (Noturus trautmani)
* Siamese flat-barbelled catfish (Platytropius siamensis)
Possibly extinct species
* Nilgiri mystus (Hemibagrus punctatus)
* Rhizosomichthys totae
* Lake Victoria deepwater catfish (Xenoclarias eupogon)

### Perciformes

("Perch-like")
Extinct species
* Maryland darter (Etheostoma sellare)
* Ptychochromis onilahy
* Tristramella intermedia
* Tristramella magdelainae
* Long jaw tristramella (Tristramella sacra)
* Xystichromis bayoni
Possibly extinct species
* Galapagos damsel (Azurina eupalama)
* Ctenochromis pectoralis
* Haplochromis aelocephalus
* Haplochromis antleter
* Haplochromis apogonoides
* Haplochromis argenteus
* Haplochromis barbarae
* Haplochromis bareli
* Haplochromis brownae
* Haplochromis cassius
* Haplochromis cinctus
* Haplochromis cnester
* Haplochromis coprologus
* Haplochromis crassilabris
* Haplochromis crocopeplus
* Haplochromis dentex
* Haplochromis dichrourus
* Haplochromis flavipinnis
* Haplochromis granti
* Haplochromis guiarti
* Haplochromis heusinkveldi
* Haplochromis hiatus
* Haplochromis iris
* Haplochromis ishmaeli
* Haplochromis katunzii
* Haplochromis longirostris
* Haplochromis macrognathus
* Haplochromis martini
* Haplochromis michaeli
* Haplochromis microdon
* Haplochromis mylergates
* Haplochromis nanoserranus
* Haplochromis pancitrinus
* Haplochromis parvidens
* Haplochromis percoides
* Haplochromis perrieri
* Haplochromis plutonius
* Haplochromis ptistes
* Haplochromis pyrrhopteryx
* Haplochromis sphex
* Haplochromis sulphureus
* Haplochromis teegelaari
* Haplochromis theliodon
* Haplochromis ushindi
* Haplochromis victorianus
* Haplochromis vonlinnei
* Haplochromis xenostoma
* Danube delta dwarf goby (Knipowitschia cameliae)
* Sciaena callaensis
* Stiphodon discotorquatus

### Clupeiformes
#### Possibly extinct species

* Alosa vistonica

### Scorpaeniformes

Extinct species
* Utah Lake sculpin (Cottus echinatus)