Conservation Threats

Overfishing

Unsustainable fishing practices depleting marine and freshwater species

469 Animals

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Neptune Grouper

Deep reef royalty in purple and gold

Asian Arowana

Dragonfish of the dark waters

Goliath Tigerfish

Teeth like knives, built for rapids

Sculpin

Masters of the bottom's disguise

Bladefin Basslet

Small fish, big bladefin.

Australian Flathead Perch

Striped reef hider of the Coral Sea

Peppermint Angelfish

Peppermint stripes from the twilight reef

Polka Dot Stingray

Blue spots, reef roots, ribbon tail

Masked Angelfish

Hawaii's twilight-zone masked angel

Olive Sea Snake

Paddle-tail hunter of the reefs

Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake

Drift-line hunter of the open sea

Hook-Nosed Sea Snake

Beaked hunter of muddy coasts

Archaeotherium

Big jaws, Oligocene badlands boss

Archelon Turtle

Titan turtle of the inland sea

Daeodon

Not a pig-just terrifying teeth.

Leopard Shark

Spots of the surf zone

Galapagos Shark

The drop-off guardian of island seas

White Shark

Warm-bodied ruler of the blue

Kitefin Shark

Deep-slope slicer with a stealthy bite

Shortfin Mako Shark

Warm-blooded speed in the open sea

Great Hammerhead Shark

Biggest hammerhead, biggest comeback needed

Pacific Sleeper Shark

Deep, cold, and quietly formidable

Bronze Whaler Shark

Copper sheen, surf-zone speed.

Blacknose Shark

Spot the snout-smudge shark