![]() Today, the Smalltooth Sawfish can only be reliably found off the coast of Florida and near various islands in the Bahamas.Īccording to the IUCN Red List, the Smalltooth Sawfish is most likely extinct in a large number of its previously known habitats. In the past, the Smalltooth Sawfish was significantly more abundant in tropical and subtropical waters in the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean. Although they look like sharks, the Smalltooth Sawfish is related to rays, which are cartilaginous fish. The Smalltooth Sawfish is an interesting looking fish, which gets its name from its long blade-like snout. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons via D Ross Robertson ![]() Range (Location): Bahamas Belize Cuba Honduras USA and Sierra Leone These previously captive European Sea Sturgeon have not yet bred in the wild.Ĭurrent Estimated Numbers: Possibly extinct in several previously known areas total global population unknown about 269 – 505 in the U.S. However, there are a few thousand fish released back into the wild after being raised in captivity. Today, there are only about 20 – 750 adult European Sea Sturgeons in the wild. There were also reports that the European Sea Sturgeon was found near Alegeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. Historically, the European Sea Sturgeon had a much larger range from the North and Baltic Seas, English Channel, European coasts of the Atlantic, northern Mediterranean west of Rhodos, and western and southern Black Sea. ![]() The European Sea Sturgeon, also known as the Atlantic Sturgeon (not to be confused with the other Atlantic Sturgeon ( Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus)), is a rare fish found only in the Garonne River in France. Current Estimated Numbers: 20 – 750 adults in the wild thousands from captive stockĬonservation Status: Critically Endangered (CR)
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