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Species

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species
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Conservation

Class
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Explore the 59 species documented on WAnimals

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Not Evaluated

European Squid

Loligo vulgaris

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
Least Concern

Bullet Tuna

Auxis rochei

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Vulnerable

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Vulnerable

Powan

Coregonus lavaretus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Least Concern

Haarder

Mugil cephalus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Critically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Atlantic Bonito

Sarda sarda

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Least Concern

European Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Common Bream

Abramis brama

OmnivoreNocturnalIn schools
Least Concern

Palette Surgeonfish

Paracanthurus hepatus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn schools
Not Evaluated

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Vulnerable

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable
Least Concern

Pilchard

Sardina pilchardus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Not Evaluated

Blue Whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

In schoolsFishOcean
Not Evaluated

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Vulnerable

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable
Data Deficient

Small Sandeel

Ammodytes tobianus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Greater Amberjack

Seriola dumerili

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Pouting

Trisopterus luscus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Saupe

Sarpa salpa

HerbivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

White Seabream

Diplodus sargus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Not Evaluated

Cardinal Tetra

Paracheirodon axelrodi

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Least Concern

Common Two-banded Seabream

Diplodus vulgaris

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Ghost Catfish

Kryptopterus vitreolus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Barbel

Barbus barbus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
Least Concern

Roach

Rutilus rutilus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Common Dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Vulnerable

Red Snapper

Lutjanus campechanus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable
Least Concern

Dace

Leuciscus leuciscus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Not Evaluated

Butterfish

Peprilus triacanthus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Red Pirai

Pygocentrus nattereri

OmnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Velvet-belly

Etmopterus spinax

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
Least Concern

Sumatra Barb

Puntigrus tetrazona

OmnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Bermuda Sea Chub

Kyphosus sectatrix

OmnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Least Concern

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Harlequin Rasbora

Trigonostigma heteromorpha

OmnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Least Concern

Rainbow Runner

Elagatis bipinnulata

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Zebra Danio

Danio rerio

OmnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Not Evaluated

Orange Roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Common Halfbeak

Hyporhamphus unifasciatus

OmnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Neon Tetra

Paracheirodon innesi

OmnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Endangered

Boeseman's Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia boesemani

OmnivoreIn schoolsEndangered
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Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
33 countries51 parks82 dive sites
SalmonLeast Concern

Salmon

Salmo salar

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
21 countries15 parks18 dive sites
Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
57 countries20 parks8 dive sites
CodVulnerable

Cod

Gadus morhua

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
24 countries47 parks27 dive sites
Horse MackerelVulnerable

Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
44 countries47 parks103 dive sites
Common CarpLeast Concern

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
90 countries38 parks8 dive sites
PerchLeast Concern

Perch

Perca fluviatilis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
45 countries114 parks6 dive sites
Vulnerable

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
128 countries69 parks84 dive sites
Endangered

Smooth-hound

Mustelus mustelus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
14 countries34 parks52 dive sites
Least Concern

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
42 countries42 parks89 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
44 countries48 parks79 dive sites
32 countries39 parks70 dive sites
124 countries66 parks365 dive sites
128 countries66 parks89 dive sites
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
19 countries77 parks7 dive sites
57 countries29 parks145 dive sites
47 countries17 parks18 dive sites
18 countries35 parks20 dive sites
55 countries35 parks78 dive sites
44 countries48 parks81 dive sites
45 countries68 parks4 dive sites
59 countries35 parks192 dive sites
46 countries79 parks3 dive sites
45 countries39 parks15 dive sites
44 countries48 parks84 dive sites
19 countries25 parks21 dive sites
10 countries14 parks22 dive sites
9 countries22 parks7 dive sites
20 countries26 parks18 dive sites
19 countries16 parks21 dive sites
18 countries16 parks39 dive sites
26 countries39 parks112 dive sites
15 countries21 parks21 dive sites
4 countries12 parks6 dive sites
32 countries27 parks73 dive sites
31 countries37 parks73 dive sites
12 countries7 parks
27 countries38 parks
13 countries10 parks
46 countries67 parks
6 countries21 parks
43 countries19 parks
3 countries5 parks15 dive sites
45 countries101 parks
2 countries13 dive sites
11 countries15 parks
11 countries2 dive sites
15 countries13 parks
40 countries105 dive sites
108 countries
51 countries
13 countries
9 countries
7 countries
14 countries
40 countries
3 countries
1 country