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APPENDIX 3.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Marine Species in the MAR†

Scientific Name

Common Name

Red List

Monachus tropicalis

Caribbean Monk Seal

Extinct

Epinephelus itajara

Goliath Grouper

Critically Endangered

Pristis perotteti

Largetooth Sawfish

Critically Endangered

Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback

Critically Endangered

Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Turtle

Critically Endangered

Epinephelus nigritus

Warsaw Grouper

Critically Endangered

Caretta caretta

Loggerhead

Endangered

Pristis pectinata

Smalltooth Sawfish

Endangered

Chelonia mydas

Green Turtle

Endangered

Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley

Endangered

Pagrus pagrus

Red Porgy

Endangered

Epinephelus striatus

Nassau Grouper

Endangered

Rhincodon typus

Whale Shark

Vulnerable

Trichechus manatus ssp. manatus

Antillean Manatee

Vulnerable

Scarus guacamaia

Rainbow Parrotfish

Vulnerable

Epinephelus niveatus

Snowy Grouper

Vulnerable

Balistes vetula

Queen Triggerfish

Vulnerable

Dermatolepis inermis

Marbled Grouper

Vulnerable

Lachnolaimus maximus

Hogfish

Vulnerable

Lutjanus cyanopterus

Cubera Snapper

Vulnerable

Trichechus manatus

American Manatee

Vulnerable

Lutjanus analis

Mutton Snapper

Vulnerable

Hippocampus erectus

Lined Seahorse

Vulnerable

Sanopus astrifer

Whitespotted Toadfish

Vulnerable

Sanopus greenfieldorum

Whitelined Toadfish

Vulnerable

Sanopus reticulatus

Reticulated Toadfish

Vulnerable

Sanopus splendidus

Splendid Toadfish

Vulnerable

Crocodylus acutus

American Crocolile

Vulnerable

Orcinus orca

Killer Whale

Lower Risk

Stenella attenuata

Bridled Dolphin

Lower Risk

Stenella coeruleoalba

Euphrosyne Dolphin

Lower Risk

Stenella longirostris

Long-Beaked Dolphin

Lower Risk

Carcharhinus leucas

Bull Shark

Lower Risk

Carcharhinus limbatus

Blacktip Shark

Lower Risk

Carcharhinus longimanus

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Lower Risk

Carcharhinus plumbeus

Sandbar Shark

Lower Risk

Galeocerdo cuvier

Tiger Shark

Lower Risk

Isurus oxyrinchus

Shortfin Mako

Lower Risk

Mustelus canis

Dusky Smoothhound

Lower Risk

Negaprion brevirostris

Lemon Shark

Lower Risk

Prionace glauca

Blue Shark

Lower Risk

Sphyrna lewini

Scalloped Hammerhead

Lower Risk

Sphyrna zygaena

Smooth Hammerhead

Lower Risk

Aetobatus narinari

Spotted Eagle Ray

Data Deficient

Feresa attenuata

Pygmy Killer Whale

Data Deficient

Hippocampus reidi

Longsnout Seahorse

Data Deficient

Lagenodelphis hosei

Fraser's Dolphin

Data Deficient

Manta birostris

Manta Ray

Data Deficient

Mesoplodon densirostris

Blainville's Beaked Whale

Data Deficient

Sotalia fluviatilis

Estuarine Dolphin

Data Deficient

Great Hammerhead

Data Deficient

Sphyrna mokarran

Squalus mitsukurii

Green-Eye Spurdog

Data Deficient

Stenella clymene

Atlantic Spinner Dolphin

Data Deficient

Stenella frontalis

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

Data Deficient

Steno bredanensis

Rough-Toothed Dolphin

Data Deficient

Thunnus thynnus

Northern Bluefin Tuna

Data Deficient

Tursiops truncatus

Bottle-Nosed Dolphin

Data Deficient

Xiphias gladius

Swordfish

Data Deficient

Based on a search (www.iucnredlist.org) of marine species in the Atlantic-western central and country searches for

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additional species known to occur in the region. The list was edited with expert reviews to remove species that are known

not to occur in recorded in the MAR. However, this is a working list and we encourage further input and revision through our

website, www.healthyreefs.org.

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