List of CHONDRICHTHYES species in Canada



This is a list of CHONDRICHTHYES in Canada according to the IUCN Red List.

This list was last updated 2019-09-14

 

This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.

Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.

scientific_namecommon_nametaxonidcategory
Rhinochimaera atlantica Spearnose Chimaera 60145 LC
Hydrolagus colliei White-spotted Ratfish 60191 LC
Somniosus microcephalus Gurry Shark 60213 NT
Etmopterus princeps Great Lanternshark 60242 DD
Beringraja binoculata Big Skate 44183 LC
Apristurus brunneus Brown Catshark 44209 DD
Apristurus manis Ghost Catshark 44599 LC
Apristurus microps Smalleye Catshark 44657 LC
Rajella bathyphila Deepwater Skate 161345 LC
Bathyraja spinicauda Spinytail Skate 161366 NT
Rajella bigelowi Bigelow's Skate 161371 LC
Bathyraja trachura Roughtail Skate 161375 LC
Rajella lintea Sailray 161377 LC
Leucoraja erinacea Little Skate 161418 NT
Hydrolagus affinis Atlantic Chimaera 63123 LC
Malacoraja spinacidermis Soft Skate 63126 LC
Amblyraja badia Broad Skate 161452 LC
Raja inornata California Skate 161466 LC
Malacoraja senta Smooth Skate 161477 EN
Amblyraja jenseni Jensen's Skate 161491 LC
Amblyraja radiata Thorny Skate 161542 VU
Rajella fyllae Round Skate 161587 LC
Beringraja rhina Longnose Skate 161595 LC
Raja stellulata Prickly Skate 161629 LC
Leucoraja ocellata Winter Skate 161631 EN
Bathyraja aleutica Aleutian Skate 161661 LC
Bathyraja kincaidii Sandpaper Skate 161706 DD
Squatina californica Pacific Angel Shark 39328 NT
Lamna ditropis Salmon Shark 39342 LC
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Atlantic Sharpnose Shark 39382 LC
Tetronarce californica Pacific Torpedo 39396 LC
Notorynchus cepedianus East Pacific subpopulation Broadnose Sevengill 39541 LR/nt
Cetorhinus maximus North Pacific subpopulation Basking Shark 39545 EN
Dipturus laevis Barndoor Skate 39771 EN
Squalus suckleyi North Pacific Spiny Dogfish 195488 LC

 

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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups:
  • Extinct (EX) – beyond reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.
  • Extinct in the wild (EW) – survives only in captivity, cultivation and/or outside native range, as presumed after exhaustive surveys.
  • Critically endangered (CR) – in a particularly and extremely critical state.
  • Endangered (EN) – very high risk of extinction in the wild, meets any of criteria A to E for Endangered.
  • Vulnerable (VU) – meets one of the 5 red list criteria and thus considered to be at high risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention.
  • Near threatened (NT) – close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
  • Least concern (LC) – unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
  • Data deficient (DD)
  • Not evaluated (NE)