Home›Fish›Conservation Status›Least ConcernBrowse ByLeast ConcernConservation status groups species by how close each one is to extinction, using the category scale most conservation scientists rely on, running from least concern through near threatened, vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered, to extinct in the wild or extinct. Assessments come from bodies such as the IUCN Red List and are re-checked as a species population changes. A species with no current assessment recorded here is not shown as any of these categories.FactsLeast ConcernSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1Least ConcernFilter Results148 entriesCommon GroupAllAncient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (8)Carp And Minnows (Cypriniformes) (5)Catfish (Siluriformes) (8)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (40)Eels (Anguilliformes) (5)Flatfish (Pleuronectiformes) (2)Herrings And Anchovies (Clupeiformes) (3)Other Bony Fish (34)Perch-Like Fishes (Perciformes) (22)Salmon And Trout (Salmoniformes) (10)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (11)Everyday GroupAllAncient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (8)Carp And Minnows (Cypriniformes) (5)Catfish (Siluriformes) (8)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (40)Eels (Anguilliformes) (5)Flatfish (Pleuronectiformes) (2)Herrings And Anchovies (Clupeiformes) (3)Other Bony Fish (34)Perch-Like Fishes (Perciformes) (22)Salmon And Trout (Salmoniformes) (10)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (11)HabitatAllCoral Reef (15)Estuary (2)Flooded Grassland and Savanna (1)Freshwater (29)Intertidal Zone (5)Kelp Forest (2)Lake (18)Mangrove Forest (1)Marine (38)Neritic Zone (1)Open Ocean (11)River (36)Savanna (1)Seagrass Meadow (2)Vernal Pool (1)Where It LivesAllAfrica (12)Albania (10)Algeria (13)Angola (6)Antigua and Barbuda (9)Argentina (16)Australia (34)Austria (8)Bahamas (10)Bangladesh (8)Barbados (10)Belarus (10)Belgium (26)Belize (7)Benin (5)Bolivia (8)Bosnia and Herzegovina (9)Brazil (31)Bulgaria (13)Cabo Verde (11)Cameroon (6)Canada (33)Chile (21)China (40)Colombia (27)Costa Rica (12)Cote d'Ivoire (8)Croatia (7)Cuba (17)Cyprus (11)Czechia (10)Democratic Republic of the Congo (7)Denmark (30)Djibouti (8)Dominica (7)Dominican Republic (10)Ecuador (12)Egypt (6)El Salvador (6)Estonia (8)Federated States of Micronesia (7)Fiji (10)Finland (10)France (33)Gabon (7)Georgia (7)Germany (15)Greece (22)Guatemala (15)Guinea (6)Guinea-Bissau (7)Guyana (12)Haiti (8)Honduras (13)Hungary (8)Iceland (12)India (13)Indonesia (26)Iran (10)Ireland (18)Israel (12)Italy (18)Jamaica (6)Japan (26)Kenya (18)Latvia (8)Lithuania (10)Luxembourg (6)Madagascar (18)Marshall Islands (6)Mauritania (6)Mauritius (12)Mexico (37)Morocco (9)Mozambique (18)Namibia (6)Netherlands (19)New Zealand (15)Nicaragua (8)North America (33)Norway (31)Panama (10)Papua New Guinea (6)Peru (15)Philippines (15)Poland (13)Portugal (16)Republic of the Congo (6)Romania (7)Russia (9)Seychelles (8)South Africa (24)South Korea (7)Spain (32)Sweden (20)Switzerland (8)Tanzania (6)United Kingdom (31)United States (40)Venezuela (7)Showing the 100 most common of 190 options.DietAllCarnivore (78)Detritivore or Scavenger (4)Filter Feeder (1)Herbivore (6)Omnivore (35)Parasitic (5)Piscivore (6)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (73)Marine (81)Marine and Freshwater (4)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (148)Population TrendAllStable (2)ThreatsAllInvasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (2)Relationship to PeopleAllFarmed or Commercially Raised (11)Hunted or Fished (72)Invasive or Introduced Species (24)Kept as Pets (55)No Significant Interaction with Humans (3)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (1)CITES AppendixAllAppendix II (1)Not Listed (143)NatureServe RankAllG1 Critically Imperiled (1)G3 Vulnerable (1)G4 Apparently Secure (1)G5 Secure (31)GNR Unranked (18)EcosystemAllAfrican Great Lakes (1)Amazon Rainforest (5)Arctic Ocean (3)Black Forest (1)Caspian Sea (2)Chagos Archipelago (1)Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (1)Coral Reef Systems (19)Coral Sea (1)Coral Triangle (2)Danube Delta (1)Deep Sea (3)Galapagos (1)Great Barrier Reef (9)Great Lakes (18)Kelp Forests (2)Lake Baikal (1)Lake Tanganyika (5)Lake Victoria (1)Ningaloo Reef (1)Sahel (2)Wadden Sea (1)Yellowstone (1)TaxonomyAllActinopterygii (9)Agnatha (2)Amphiprion (20)Astronotus (1)Carangidae (1)Carassius (1)Carcharhinus (1)Characiformes (4)Chondrichthyes (10)Chordata (1)Cichlidae (18)Clarias (1)Clupeiformes (3)Coryphaenidae (2)Cyprinidae (2)Cypriniformes (3)Cyprinodontiformes (3)Danio (1)Esociformes (4)Gasterosteiformes (2)Gobiidae (2)Lates (2)Lepomis (1)Lophiiformes (2)Micropterus (1)Myxini (1)Oncorhynchus (4)Osphronemidae (2)Osteoglossiformes (1)Perciformes (16)Pleuronectiformes (2)Rutilus (1)Salmo (3)Salmonidae (3)Sarcopterygii (3)Scorpaeniformes (2)Siluriformes (7)Syngnathiformes (4)Tetraodontiformes (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Galapagos sharkLeast ConcernGiant OarfishLeast ConcernGiant TrevallyLeast ConcernGoldeneye cichlidLeast ConcernGoldfishLeast ConcernGoliath Tigerfish (Hydrocynus goliath)Least ConcernGreat BarracudaLeast ConcernGreen terrorLeast ConcernGymnocranius audleyiLeast ConcernHumpback AnglerfishLeast ConcernJack Dempsey (fish)Least ConcernJapanese sawsharkLeast ConcernKuhli loachLeast ConcernLaetacara curvicepsLeast ConcernLake whitefishLeast ConcernLargemouth BassLeast ConcernLeafy SeadragonLeast ConcernLongnose GarLeast ConcernMahi-mahiLeast ConcernMaldive AnemonefishLeast ConcernMandarinfishLeast ConcernMaroon ClownfishLeast ConcernMauritian AnemonefishLeast ConcernMesonauta festivusLeast ConcernMexican tetraLeast ConcernMullus barbatusLeast ConcernMyxine GlutinosaLeast ConcernNannacara aureocephalusLeast ConcernNaso elegansLeast ConcernNeolamprologus brichardiLeast ConcernNile PerchLeast ConcernNorthern PikeLeast ConcernNosestripe ClownfishLeast ConcernNothobranchius furzeriLeast ConcernNothobranchius rachoviiLeast ConcernObtuse barracudaLeast ConcernOcellaris ClownfishLeast ConcernOmulLeast ConcernOrange ClownfishLeast ConcernOrange Skunk ClownfishLeast ConcernOrange-fin AnemonefishLeast ConcernOscar (fish)Least ConcernParachromis managuensisLeast ConcernPayaraLeast ConcernPeaceful bettaLeast ConcernPeriophthalmus BarbarusLeast ConcernPetenia splendidaLeast ConcernPetromyzon MarinusLeast ConcernPhotocorynus spinicepsLeast ConcernPimelodus pohliLeast 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Wikipedia: Fishtier 2WikipediaFish, Reproduction and life-cycle sectionQuote, Fish, Reproduction and life-cycle sectionOver 97% of fish, including salmon and goldfish, are oviparous, meaning that the eggs are shed into the water and develop outside the mother's body.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.