Endangered Ocean Animals List
All species classified under Critically Endangered Endangered and Vulnerable are considered endangered.
Endangered ocean animals list. Marine animals teetering above extinction on the critically endangered list are coelacanths southern bluefin tuna hawksbills and leatherback sea turtles. Indian Ocean Comoros Comoro Rousette. Other lesser-known species are also facing extinction.
Extinct in the Wild. Whale Shark Rhincodon typus. Some of the animals here are also listed among the endangered marine mammals while some are not mammals at all but are also endangered.
Its flowing green stalks play an important role in coastal ecosystems where they act as nursery grounds for small larval fish and are eaten by the also-endangered West Indian. Living individuals exist only in captivity-Critically Endangered. Currently the g reat hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran and s calloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini are both listed as endangered and the smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena is listed as Vulnerable VU.
The Mediterranean Monk Seal is critically endangered species of sea animal because of fishing and other human activities. Threatened Endangered Species MarineBio Conservation Society. Caribbean monk seal Stellers sea cow.
Endangered Ocean Creatures Beyond the Cute and Cuddly Marine species threatened with extinction arent just whales seals and turtlesthey include fish corals mollusks birds and a lone. Below are the top 10 most endangered marine animals in the world. Latitudes only Common Brown Lemur.
Found in North America it is a member of the family Mustelidae which also includes weasels badgers the wolverine and related animals. No known living individuals. What are the most endangered animals in the ocean.