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Endangered Species Guide
Endangered Fish

[About the IUCN and USFWS.]
smalltooth sawfish
  SMALLTOOTH SAWFISH
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
USFWS Status: Endangered
Major Threats: Hunting, pollution, habitat loss and being caught in fishing lines
fish
  ANDEAN CATFISH
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
Major Threats: Pollution, fishing and habitat loss
fish
  ANGEL SHARK
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
Major Threats: Being taken as bycatch and getting caught in fishing nets and lines
fish
  BORNEO SHARK
IUCN Status: Endangered
Major Threat: Fishing operations
fish
  BRAZILIAN GUITARFISH
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
Major Threat: Harvesting for food and being taken as bycatch
fish
  MEKONG FRESHWATER STINGRAY
IUCN Status: Endangered
Major Threats: Overfishing and habitat degradation

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