Aquatic species at risk: Department of Fisheries and Oceans jurisdiction

Last updated July 31, 2015

Aquatic Species at Risk under DFO Jurisdiction
Species Scientific Name Designatable Unit SARA Status Species Profile
Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar Inner Bay of Fundy population Endangered Profile of Atlantic Salmon, Inner Bay of Fundy population
Atlantic Walrus Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus Northwest Atlantic population Extirpated Profile of Atlantic Walrus, Northwest Atlantic population
Atlantic Whitefish Coregonus huntsmani Endangered Profile of Atlantic Whitefish
Atlantic Wolffish Anarhichas lupus Special Concern Profile of Atlantic Wolffish
Aurora Trout Salvelinus fontinalis timagamiensis Endangered Profile of Aurora Trout
Banded Killifish Fundulus diaohanus Newfoundland populations Special Concern Profile of Banded Killifish, Newfoundland populations
Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus Pacific population Endangered Profile of Basking Shark, Pacific population
Beluga Whale Delphinapterus Leucas St. Lawrence Estuary population Threatened Profile of Beluga Whale, St. Lawrence Estuary population
Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus Saskatchewan - Nelson River populations Special Concern Profile of Bigmouth Buffalo, Saskatchewan – Nelson River populations
Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus Special Concern Profile of Black Stripe Topminnow
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Pacific population Endangered Profile of Blue Whale, Pacific population
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Atlantic population Endangered Profile of Blue Whale, Atlantic population
Bluntnose Sixgill Shark Hexanchus griseus Special Concern Profile of Bluntnose Sixgill Shark
Bowhead Whale Balaena mysticetus Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort population Special Concern Profile of Bowhead Whale, Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort population
Bridle Shiner Notropis bifrenatus Special Concern Profile of Bridle Shiner
Brook Floater Alasmidonta varicosa Special Concern Profile of Brook Floater
Carmine Shiner Notropis percobromus Threatened Profile of Carmine Shiner
Channel Darter Percina copelandi Threatened Profile of Channel Darter
Coastrange Sculpin Cottus aleuticus Cultus population Threatened Profile of Coastrange Sculpin, Cultus population
Columbia Sculpin Cottus hubbsi Special Concern Profile of Columbia Sculpin
Copper Redhorse Moxostoma hubbsi Endangered Profile of Copper Redhorse
Deepwater Sculpin Myoxocephalus thompsonii Great Lakes - Western St. Lawrence population Special Concern Profile of Deepwater Sculpin, Great Lakes - Western St. Lawrence population
Dwarf Wedgemussel Alasmidonta heterodon Extirpated Profile of Dwarf Wedgemussel
Eastern Pondmussel Ligumia nasuta Endangered Profile of Eastern Pondmussel
Eastern Sand Darter Ammocrypta pellucida Ontario populations Threatened Profile  of Eastern Sand Dater, Ontario populations
Eastern Sand Darter Ammocrypta pellucida Quebec populations Threatened Profile  of Eastern Sand Dater, Quebec populations
Enos Lake Benthic Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Endangered Profile of Enos Lake Benthic Threespine Stickleback
Enos Lake Limnetic Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Endangered Profile of Enos Lake Limnetic Threespine Stickleback
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus Pacific population Threatened Profile of Fin Whale, Pacific population
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus Atlantic population Special Concern Profile of Fin Whale, Atlantic population
Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus Special Concern Profile of Grass Pickerel
Gravel Chub Erimystax x-punctatus Extirpated Profile of Gravel Chub
Green Sturgeon Acipenser medirostris Special Concern Profile of Green Sturgeon
Grey Whale Eschrichtius robustus Eastern North Pacific population Special Concern Profile of Grey Whale, Eastern North Pacific population
Grey Whale Eschrichtius robustus Atlantic population Extirpated Profile of Grey Whale, Atlantic population
Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Pacific Ocean population Special Concern Profile of Harbour Porpoise, Pacific Ocean population
Hotwater Physa Physella wrighti Endangered Profile of Hotwater Physa
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae North Pacific population Threatened Profile of Humpback Whale, North Pacific population
Kidneyshell Ptychobranchus fasciolaris Endangered Profile of Kidneyshell
Killer Whale Orcinus orca Northeast Pacific Transient population Threatened Profile of Killer Whale, Northeast Pacific Transient population
Killer Whale Orcinus orca Northeast Pacific Southern Resident population Endangered Profile of Killer Whale, Northeast Pacific Southern Resident population
Killer Whale Orcinus orca Northeast Pacific Northern Resident population Threatened Profile of Killer Whale, Northeast Pacific Northern Resident population
Killer Whale Orcinus orca Northeast Pacific Offshore population Threatened Profile of Killer Whale, Northeast Pacific Offshore population
Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta Endangered Profile of Lake Chubsucker
Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea Endangered Profile of Leatherback Sea Turtle
Longspine Thornyhead Sebastolobus altivelis Special Concern Profile of Longspine Thornyhead
Mapleleaf Quadrula quadrula Saskatchewan - Nelson population Endangered Profile of Mapleleaf, Saskatchewan - Nelson population
Mapleleaf Quadrula quadrula Great Lakes - Western St. Lawrence population Threatened Profile of Mapleleaf, Great Lakes - Western St. Lawrence population
Misty Lake Lentic Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Endangered Profile of Misty Lake Lentic Threespine Stickleback
Misty Lake Lotic Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Endangered Profile of Misty Lake Lotic Threespine Stickleback
Nooksack Dace Rhinichthys cataractae ssp Endangered Profile of Nooksack Dace
North Atlantic Right Whale Eubalaena glacialis Endangered Profile of North Atlantic Right Whale
North Pacific Right Whale Eubalaena japonica Endangered Profile of North Pacific Right Whale
Northern Abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana Endangered Profile of Northern Abalone
Northern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon ampullatus Scotian Shelf population Endangered Profile of Northern Bottlenose Whale, Scotian Shelf population
Northern Brook Lamprey Ichthyomyzon fossor Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence populations Special Concern Profile of Northern Brook Lamprey, Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence populations
Northern Madtom Noturus stigmosus Endangered Profile of Northern Abalone
Northern Riffleshell Epioblasma torulosa rangiana Endangered Profile of Northern Riffleshell
Northern Wolffish Anarhichas denticulatus Threatened Profile of Northern Wolffish
Olympia Oyster Ostrea lurida Special Concern Profile of Olympia Oyster
Paddlefish Polyodon spathula Extirpated Profile of Paddlefish
Paxton Lake Benthic Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Endangered Profile of Paxton Lake Benthic Threespine Stickleback
Paxton Lake Limnetic Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Endangered Profile of Paxton Lake Limnetic Threespine Stickleback
Pugnose Minnow Opsopoeodus emiliae Special Concern Profile of Pugnose Minnow
Pugnose Shiner Notropis anogenus Endangered Profile of Pugnose Shiner
Rainbow Villosa iris Endangered Profile of Rainbow
Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordax Lake Utopia small-bodied population Threatened Profile of Rainbow Smelt, Lake Utopia small-bodied population
Rayed Bean Villosa fabalis Endangered Profile of Rayed Bean
River Redhorse Moxostoma carinatum Special Concern Profile of River Redhorse
Rocky Mountain Ridged Mussel Gonidea angulata Special Concern Profile of Rocky Mountain Ridged Mussel
Rocky Mountain Sculpin Cottus sp. Eastslope populations Threatened Profile of Rocky Mountain Sculpin, Eastslope poulations
Rougheye Rockfish type I Sebastes sp. type I Special Concern Profile of Rougheye Rockfish type I
Rougheye Rockfish type II Sebastes sp. type II Special Concern Profile of Rougheye Rockfish type II
Round Hickorynut Obovaria subrotunda Endangered Profile of Round Hickorynut
Round Pigtoe Pleurobema sintoxia Endangered Profile of Round Pigtoe
Salamander Mussel Simpsonaias ambigua Endangered Profile of Salamander Mussel
Salish Sucker Catostomus sp. cf. catostomus Endangered Profile of Salish Sucker
Sea Otter Enhydra lutris Special Concern Profile of Sea Otter
Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis Pacific population Endangered Profile of Sei Whale, Pacific population
Shorthead Sculpin Cottus confusus Special Concern Profile of Shorthead Sculpin
Shortnose Cisco Coregonus reighardi Endangered Profile of Shortnose Cisco
Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum Special Concern Profile of Shortnose Sturgeon
Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana Special Concern Profile of Silver Chub
Snuffbox Epioblasma triquetra Endangered Profile of Snuffbox
Sowerby`s Beaked Whale Mesoplodon bidens Special Concern Profile of Sowerby`s Beaked Whale
Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus Endangered Profile of Speckled Dace
Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus Threatened Profile of Spotted Gar
Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops Special Concern Profile of Spotted Sucker
Spotted Wolffish Anarhichas minor Threatened Profile of Spotted Wolffish
Spring Cisco Coregonus sp Endangered Profile of Spring cisco
Steller Sea Lion Eumetopias jubatus Special Concern Profile of Stellar Sea Lion
Striped Bass Morone saxatilis St. Lawrence River population Extirpated Profile of Striped Bass, St. Lawrence River population
Tope Galeorhinus galeus Special Concern Profile of Tope
Upper Great Lakes Kiyi Coregonus kiyi kiyi Special Concern Profile of Upper Great Lakes Kiyi
Vananda Creek Benthic Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Endangered Profile of Vananda Creek Benthic Threespine Stickleback
Vananda Creek Limnetic Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Endangered Profile of Vananda Creek Limnetic Threespine Stickleback
Vancouver Lamprey Lampetra macrostoma Threatened Profile of Vancouver Lamprey
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus Special Concern Profile of Warmouth
Wavy-rayed Lampmussel Lampsilis fasciola Special Concern Profile of Wavy-rayed Lampmussel
Western Brook Lamprey Lampetra richardsoni Morrison Creek population Endangered Profile of Western Brook Lamprey, Morrison Creek population
Western Silvery Minnow Hybognathus argyritis Threatened Profile of Western Silvery Minnow
Westslope Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi Alberta population Threatened Profile of Westslope Cutthroat Trout, Alberta population
Westslope Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi British Columbia population Special Concern Profile of Westslope Cutthroat Trout, British Columbia population
White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Atlantic population Endangered Profile of White Shark, Atlantic population
White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Nechako River population Endangered Profile of White Sturgeon, Nechako River population
White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Upper Columbia River population Endangered Profile of White Sturgeon, Upper Columbia River population
White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Upper Kootenay River population Endangered Profile of White Sturgeon, Upper Kootenay River population
White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Upper Fraser River population Endangered Profile of White Sturgeon, Upper Fraser River population
Yellow Lampmussel Lampsilis cariosa Special Concern Profile of Yellow Lampmussel
Yelloweye Rockfish Sebastes ruberrimus Pacific Ocean Inside Waters population Special Concern Profile of Yelloweye Rockfish, Pacific Ocean Inside Waters population
Yelloweye Rockfish Sebastes ruberrimus Pacific Ocean Outside Waters population Special Concern Profile of Yelloweye Rockfish, Pacific Ocean Outside Waters population

 

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