Species of Greatest Conservation Need

1279 species
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Species of Greatest Conservation Need (Updated: 01/31/2024)
Common Name Scientifc Name Taxonomic Group Federal Status State Status Global Rank State Rank Endemic General Habitat Type(s)
blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus Sharks Not Listed Not Listed GNR S4 False Gulf of Mexico
oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus Sharks LT T GNR S2 False Habitat description is not available at this time.
dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus Sharks Not Listed Not Listed G3 S3 False Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean reef shark Carcharhinus perezi Sharks Not Listed Not Listed GNR SU False Gulf of Mexico
sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus Sharks Not Listed Not Listed G4 S3S4 False Gulf of Mexico
smalltail shark Carcharhinus porosus Sharks Not Listed Not Listed GNR S3 False Gulf of Mexico
night shark Carcharhinus signatus Sharks Not Listed Not Listed G3 SU False Gulf of Mexico
white shark Carcharodon carcharias Sharks Not Listed Not Listed G2 SNR False Gulf of Mexico
basking shark Cetorhinus maximus Sharks Not Listed Not Listed G2G3 SNR False Gulf of Mexico
tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier Sharks Not Listed Not Listed G4 S4 False Gulf of Mexico
nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum Sharks Not Listed Not Listed GNR SU False Gulf of Mexico
sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus Sharks Not Listed Not Listed GNR SNR False Gulf of Mexico
bigeye sixgill shark Hexanchus nakamurai Sharks Not Listed Not Listed GNR SNR False Gulf of Mexico
shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus Sharks Not Listed T GNR S2 False Habitat description is not available at this time.
Longfin mako shark Isurus paucus Sharks Not Listed Not Listed GNR SNR False Gulf of Mexico
Porbeagle shark Lamna nasus Sharks Not Listed Not Listed GNR SNR False Gulf of Mexico
lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris Sharks Not Listed Not Listed G3G4 S1S3 False Gulf of Mexico
sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus Sharks Not Listed Not Listed GNR SNR False Gulf of Mexico
Bigeye sand tiger shark Odontaspis noronhai Sharks Not Listed Not Listed GNR SNR False Gulf of Mexico
Sand tiger shark Odontaspis taurus Sharks Not Listed Not Listed GNR SU False Gulf of Mexico
blue shark Prionace glauca Sharks Not Listed Not Listed G5 SNR False Gulf of Mexico
Whale shark Rhincodon typus Sharks Not Listed Not Listed GNR S4 False Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon porosus Sharks Not Listed Not Listed GNR S3 False Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Sharks Not Listed Not Listed GNR S4S5 False Gulf of Mexico
Scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini Sharks Not Listed Not Listed GNR S3 False Gulf of Mexico