various fish

List of extinct fish in modern times

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ame Scientific name habitat last seen
Hula Bream Mirogrex hulensis Lake Hula (Israel) 1975
Beyşehir Bleak Alburnus akili Lake Beysehir (Turkey) 1998
Aplocheilichthys sp. nov. 'Naivasha' Lake Naivasha (Kenya) 1980s
Short Barbelled Barb Labeobarbus microbarbis Lake Luhondo (Rwanda) 1950s
Parras Characodon Characodon garmani Mexico 1900
Snake River Sucker Chasmistes muriei Snake River (USA) 1927
Skadar Nase Chondrostoma scodrense Lake Skadar (Montenegro, Albania) 1881
Longjaw Cisco Coregonus alpenae Huron-, Michigan-, Lake Erie (USA) 1975
Deepwater Cisco Coregonus johannae Huron-, Lake Michigan (USA) 1952
Blackfin Cisco Coregonus nigripinnis Lake Huron, Lake Michigan (Canada, USA) 1969
Utah Lake Sculpin Cottus echinatus Utah Lake (USA) 1928
La Presita Pupfish Cyprinodon ceciliae Nuevo León (Mexico) 1988
La Trinidad Pupfish Cyprinodon inmemoriam Nuevo León (Mexico) 1984
Parras Pupfish Cyprinodon latifasciatus Coahuila (Mexico) 2012
Perritos De Sandia Cyprinodon spp. Mexico ?
Yilong Carp Cyprinus yilongensis Lake Yilong (China) 1993?
Ash Meadows Killifish Empetrichthys merriami Nevada (USA) 1948
Mexican Dace Evarra bustamantei Mexico 1970
Plateau Chub Evarra eigenmanni Mexico 1954
Endorheic Chub Evarra tlahuacensis Mexico 1970
Whiteline Topminnow Fundulus albolineatus Indian Creek, Tennessee River (USA) 1889
Amistad Gambusia Gambusia amistadensis Goodenough Spring (USA) 1980s
San Marcos Gambusia Gambusia georgei San Marcos Springs (USA) 1983
Thicktail Chub Gila crassicauda Sacramento River, San Joaquin River (USA) 1957
Haplochromis arcanus Lake Victoria (East Africa) ?
Haplochromis artaxerxes Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
Haplochromis bartoni Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
Haplochromis boops Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1983
Haplochromis cassius Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1986
Haplochromis decticostoma Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
Haplochromis dentex Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1987
Haplochromis estor Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
Haplochromis flavipinnis Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1984
Haplochromis gowersii Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
Haplochromis gilberti Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
Haplochromis longirostris Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1985
Haplochromis macrognathus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1985
Haplochromis mandibularis Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
Haplochromis martini Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1985
Haplochromis michaeli Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1985
Haplochromis mylergates Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1983
Haplochromis nanoserranus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1986
Haplochromis nigrescens Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
Haplochromis nyanzae Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
Haplochromis obtusidens Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1984
Haplochromis pachycephalus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
Haplochromis paraplagiostoma Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
Haplochromis paraguiarti Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
Haplochromis percoides Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1986
Haplochromis pharyngomylus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1989 ?
Haplochromis prognathus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
Haplochromis pseudopellegrini Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
Haplochromis teegelaari Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1986
Haplochromis thuragnathus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
Pahranagat Spinedace Lepidomeda altivelis Ash Springs, Pahranagat Lake, White River (USA) 1938
Harelip Sucker Moxostoma lacerum Lake Erie (USA) 1893
Durango Shiner Notropis aulidion Rio Tunal (Mexico) 1961
Yellow Shiner Notropis calientis Rio Lerma, Rio Grande de Santiago, Rio Pánuco, Lake Cuitzeo (Mexico) ?
Ameca Shiner Notropis amecae Rio Ameca (Mexico) ?
Phantom Shiner Notropis orca Rio Grande (Mexico) 1949
Salado Shiner Notropis saladonis Mexico 1988
Madagaskar Lampeye Pantanodon madagascariensis Madagaskar 1960s
Lake Titicaca Orestias Orestias cuvieri Lake Titicaca (Bolivien, Peru) 1940s ?
Graceful Priapella Priapella bonita Rio Motzorongo, Rio Refugio (Mexico) 1965
New Zealand Grayling Prototroctes oxyrhynchus New Zealand 1930s
Ptychochromis sp. nov. 'Kotro' Onilahy River (Madagaskar) 1962
Las Vegas Dace Rhinichthys deaconi USA 1955
Greasefish Rhizosomichthys totae Lake Tota (Colombia) 1958
Lake Sidi Ali Trout Salmo pallaryi Aguelmame-See (Marokko) 1930s
Blue Walleye Sander vitreus glaucus Erie-, Lake Ontario (USA) 1965
Lake Constance Whitefish Coregonus gutturosus Lake Constance (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) 1970s
Silver Trout Salvelinus agassizii USA 1930
Stumptooth Minnow Stypodon signifer Mexico 1950
Tristramella intermedia Lake Hula (Israel) 1970s
Tristramella magdelainae Syria 1950s
Haplochromis niloticus Lake Victoria (East Africa) ?
Gravenche Coregonus hiemalis Lake Geneva (France, Switzerland) 1950
Clear Lake Splittail Pogonichthys ciscoides Clear Lake (California) 1970
True Fera Coregonus fera Lake Geneva (France, Switzerland) 1950s
Alburnus danubicus Razim-, Zaton-, Simoe-See, Danube (Romania) 1940s ?
Coregonus bezola Lac du Bourget (France) 1960s ?
Duck-billed Buntingi Adrianichthys kruyti Lake Poso (Sulawesi) 1983
Poso Bungu Mugilogobius amadi Lake Poso (Sulawesi) 1978
Coregonus restrictus Lake Murten (Switzerland) 1890
Galapagos Damsel Azurina eupalama Galápagos-Inseln, Kokos-Insel 1983
Haplochromis spekii Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1992
Danube Delta Dwarf Goby Knipowitschia cameliae Danubedelta (Romania) 1994
Shortnose Cisco Coregonus reighardi Huron-, Michigan-, Ontario- and Oberer See (USA, Canada) rediscovered in 2024
Mayforelle Salmo schiefermuelleri Atter-, Traun-, Fuschlsee (Austria) ?
Houting Coregonus oxyrinchus Germany, England rediscovered in 2023
Eğirdir Minnow Pseudophoxinus handlirschi Eğirdir-See (Turkey) 1980
Danube delta gudgeon Romanogobio antipai lower Danube (Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine) rediscovered in 2016
Lake Neuchâtel deepwater char Salvelinus neocomensis Lake Neuchatel (Switzerland) 1904
Techirghiol stickleback Gasterosteus crenobiontus Lake Techirghiol (Romania) 1960s
Tecopa pupfish Cyprinodon nevadensis calidae Mojave-Wüste (California, USA) 1971
Iznik Shemaya Alburnus nicaeensis Iznik-See (Turkey) early 20th century
Bitungu Barbodes palaemophagus Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1975
Bitungu Barbodes truncatulus Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1973
Disa Barbodes disa Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1964
Bitungu Barbodes pachycheilus Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1964
Pait Barbodes amarus Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1982
Manalak Barbodes manalak Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1977
Katapa-Tapa Barbodes flavifuscus Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1964
Bagangan Barbodes clemensi Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1975
Palata Barbodes palata Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1964
Katolo Barbodes katolo Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1977
Barbodes herrei Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1974
Bagangan sa Erungan Barbodes resimus Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1964
Baolan Barbodes baoulan Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1991
Tras Barbodes tras Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1976
Kandar Barbodes lanaoensis Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1964
Schizothorax saltans Kasachstan 1953
Catarina Pupfish Megupsilon aporus Mexico 2014
Smooth Handfish Sympterichthys unipennis Tasmania (Australia) 1802
Cunning Silverside Atherinella callida Mexico 1957
Giant Featherback Chitala lopis Java (Indonesien) rediscovered in 2023
Labeo worthingtoni Lake Malawi (Malawi, Mosambik, Tanzania) 1932
Long Jaw Tristramella Tristramella sacra See Genezareth (Israel) 1990s
Lost Shark Carcharhinus obsoletus South China Sea 1934
Chinese Paddlefish Psephurus gladius Yangtze River (China) 2005
Raycraft Ranch Killifish Empetrichthys latos concavus Nevada (USA) 1950s
Pahrump Ranch Killifish Empetrichthys latos pahrump Nevada (USA) 1958
Swamoroko Gnathopogon elongatus suwae Lake Suwa (Japan) 1960s
Kyoto Ninespine Stickleback Pungitius kaibarae Honshū (Japan) ?
Maryland Darter Etheostoma sellare USA 1988
Java Stingaree Urolophus javanicus Java 1862
Red Sea Torpedo Torpedo suessii Red Sea (Jemen) 1897
Scioto Madtom Noturus trautmani Ohio (USA) 1957
Congrhynchus talabonoides Philippinen 1907
Bathyroconger parvibranchialis Philippinen 1907
June Sucker Chasmistes liorus Utah (USA) 1935 ?
Grass Valley Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus reliquus Nevada (USA) 1950
Deepwater Char Salvelinus profundus Lake Constance (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) rediscovered in 2016
(cichlid) Haplochromis vonlinnei Lake Victoria (East Africa) rediscovered in 2020s
New Ireland Stingaree Spinilophus armatus Neuirland (Papua-Neuguinea) 1825
Syr Darya Sturgeon Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi Syrdarja, Aralsee 1968
Dusky Betta Betta fusca Sumatra, Indonesien 1950s
Tetrapleurodon spadiceus Chapalasee (Mexico) 1997
Chirostoma bartoni Río Lerma (Mexico) 2006
Chirostoma charari Lake Cuitzeo (Mexico) 1957
Chirostoma compressum Lake Cuitzeo (Mexico) 1941
Melanotaenia corona Sermowai (Indonesien) 1911
Neostethus ctenophorus Laguna de Bay (Philippinen) 1937
Walker's Toadfish Batrachoides walkeri Panama Bay (Panama) 1953
Adrianichthys roseni Lake Poso (Sulawesi) 1978
Hyporhamphus taiwanensis Keeling, Tamsui (Taiwan) ?
Oryzias timorensis Mota Talau (Indonesien) 1911
Hasemania maxillaris Iguaçu (Brazil) 1908
Hasemania melanura Iguaçu (Brazil) 1949
Hyphessobrycon taurocephalus Iguaçu (Brazil) 1908
(cichlid) Copadichromis nkatae Nkhata Bay (Malawi) 1960
(cichlid) Corematodus shiranus Lake Malawi (Malawi) 1997
(cichlid) Haplochromis aelocephalus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1985
(cichlid) Haplochromis altigenis Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1922
(cichlid) Haplochromis antleter Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1982
(cichlid) Haplochromis apogonoides Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1983
(cichlid) Haplochromis argenteus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1983
(cichlid) Haplochromis barbarae Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1985
(cichlid) Haplochromis bareli Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1985
(cichlid) Haplochromis bayoni Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
(cichlid) Haplochromis bicolor Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1991
(cichlid) Haplochromis brownae Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1980s
(cichlid) Haplochromis cinctus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1982
(cichlid) Haplochromis cnester Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1983
(cichlid) Haplochromis coprologus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1982
(cichlid) Haplochromis crassilabris Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1980
(cichlid) Haplochromis crocopeplus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1985
(cichlid) Haplochromis dichrourus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1986
(cichlid) Haplochromis diplotaenia Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1928
(cichlid) Haplochromis dolorosus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1933
(cichlid) Haplochromis eutaenia Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1928
(cichlid) Haplochromis granti Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1986
(cichlid) Haplochromis guiarti Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1985
(cichlid) Haplochromis heusinkveldi Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1985
(cichlid) Haplochromis hiatus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1980
(cichlid) Haplochromis iris Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1980
(cichlid) Haplochromis ishmaeli Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1991
(cichlid) Haplochromis katunzii Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1982
(cichlid) Haplochromis maculipinna Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
(cichlid) Haplochromis microdon Lake Victoria (East Africa) rediscovered in 2023
(cichlid) Haplochromis pancitrinus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1986
(cichlid) Haplochromis parorthostoma Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
(cichlid) Haplochromis parvidens Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1995
(cichlid) Haplochromis perrieri Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1986
(cichlid) Haplochromis phytophagus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996
(cichlid) Haplochromis plutonius Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1980
(cichlid) Haplochromis ptistes Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1984
(cichlid) Haplochromis pyrrhopteryx Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1983
(cichlid) Haplochromis sp. 'big teeth' Lake Victoria (East Africa) ?
(cichlid) Haplochromis sp. 'black cryptodon' Lake Victoria (East Africa) ?
(cichlid) Haplochromis sp. 'longurius' Lake Victoria (East Africa) ?
(cichlid) Haplochromis sp. 'purple rocker' Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1996 ?
(cichlid) Haplochromis sphex Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1986
(cichlid) Haplochromis squamulatus Lake Victoria (East Africa) ?
(cichlid) Haplochromis sulphureus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1985
(cichlid) Haplochromis theliodon Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1993
(cichlid) Haplochromis tridens Lake Victoria (East Africa) ?
(cichlid) Haplochromis ushindi Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1980
(cichlid) Haplochromis victorianus Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1985
(cichlid) Haplochromis xenostoma Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1983
(cichlid) Mayaheros conchitae Conchita Cenote (Mexico) 1975
(cichlid) Mayaheros ericymba San Bulha (Mexico) 1975
(cichlid) Nyassachromis breviceps Lake Malawi (Malawi) 1997
(cichlid) Oreochromis lidole Lake Malawi, Malombesee, Shire (Malawi) 1992
(cichlid) Psammochromis cryptogramma Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1982
(cichlid) Ptychochromoides betsileanus Ilanana, Manantanana (Madagascar) 1994
(cichlid) Ptychochromis onilahy Onilahy (Madagascar) 1962
Thracian shad Alosa vistonica Lake Vistonida (Greece) 1990s
Clupea manulensis Manilabucht (Philippinen) 1822
Long-spine bream Acanthobrama centisquama Amik Lake (Turkey), Lake al-Gab (Syria) early 20th century?
Acanthobrama tricolor Masil al Fawwar (Syria) 1980s
Acheilognathus elongatus Dian Chi (China) 1980s
Alburnus sellal adanensis Seyhan (Turkey) 1944
Anabarilius macrolepis Yilong-See (China) 1981
Anabarilius polylepis Dian Chi (China) 1970s
Anabarilius qiluensis Qilu Lake (China) 1980s
Anabarilius yangzonensis Yangzong Lake (China) 2008
Balantiocheilos ambusticauda Thailand 1974
Barbodes cataractae Lanao-See (Philippinen) 1986
Lindog Barbodes lindog Lanao-See (Philippinen) 2008 ?
Sirang Barbodes sirang Lanao-See (Philippinen) 2007
Barbonymus platysoma Solo (Philippinen) 1855
Haditha Cavefish Caecocypris basimi Grundwasserleiter bei Haditha (Irak) 1983
Azerbaijani Spined Loach Cobitis amphilekta Kyzylagach Bay (Aserbaidschan) 1937
Diyarbakir Spined Loach Cobitis kellei Tigris (Turkey) 1974
Cobitis minamorii yodoensis Yodo (Japan) 1996
Maravillas Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis blairi Big Bend, Texas, USA 1954
Cyprinus barbatus Er Hai (China) 1982
Cyprinus fuxianensis Fuxian Hu (China) 1995
Cyprinus ilishaestomus Qilu Lake (China) 1970s
Dianchi Carp Cyprinus micristius Dian Chi (China) 1980s
Cyprinus qionghaiensis Qiong Lake (China) 1980s
Cyprinus yunnanensis Qilu Lake (China) 1970s
Garra longipinnis Oman 1968 ?
Gila sp. nov. carpa delgada de Parras North America 1968
Giant Atlas Barbel Labeobarbus reinii Ksob River (Marokko) 2001
Lepidocephalus pahangensis Sungai Pahang (Malaysia) 1933
Lobocheilos lehat Citarum (Indonesien) 1858
Chott el Djerid Barbel Luciobarbus antinorii artesischer Brunnen im Chott el Djerid (Tunesien) 1989
Luciobarbus nasus Ksob River (Marokko) 1874
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus ssp. nov. Jindai Iga (Japan) 1970s
Athi Sardine Neobola fluviatilis Athi-Galana-Sabaki (Kenya) 1961
Bovany Barb Neolissochilus bovanicus Bhavani River, Kaveri (India) 1998
Notropis marhabatiensis Río Lerma (Mexico) 2002
Rio Grande Bluntnose Shiner Notropis simus simus Rio Grande (Texas) 1964
Deolali Minnow Parapsilorhynchus prateri Darna River (India) 1937
Diyarbakır Loach Paraschistura chrysicristinae Batman Çayı (Turkey) rediscovered in 2021
Physoschistura raoi Mongyai (Myanmar) 1929
Poropuntius chonglingchungi Fuxian-See (China) 1980s
Barada Spring Minnow Pseudophoxinus syriacus Barada (Syria) 2008
Deccan Barb Puntius deccanensis Westghats (India) 1976
Rasborinus macrolepis Taiwan 1920
Rhinichthys cataractae smithi Sulphur Mountain (Canada) 1987
Akstafa spring roach Rutilus sojuchbulagi Kura (Aserbaidschan) 1948
Schistura myrmekia Thailand 1935
Schistura nasifilis Ko, Tan (Vietnam) 1936
Schistura tenura Nam-Leuk (Laos) 1998
Schistura zonata Assam (India) 1839
High Rock Spring Tui Chub Siphateles bicolor 'High Rock Springs tui chub' California, Nevada (USA) 1989
Dianchi Qiu Biao Qiu Sphaerophysa dianchiensis Dian Chi (China) 1988
Speonectes tiomanensis Malaysia 2000
Systomus compressiformis Inle-See (Myanmar) 1994
Gölçük Killifish Anatolichthys splendens Gölçük-See (Turkey) 1980s
Aplocheilichthys sp. nov. 'Naivasha' Lake Naivasha (Kenya) 1970s or 1980s
Austrolebias toba Rio de Oro (Arentinien) 2005
Cynolebias elegans Rio Verde Grande (Brazil) 2005
Santa Cruz Pupfish Cyprinodon arcuatus Santa Cruz River (USA, Mexico) 2002
Fundulopanchax powelli Nigerdelta (Nigeria) 1994
Hypsolebias splendissimus Rio São Francisco (Brazil) 2010
Leptopanchax sanguineus Magé River (Brazil) 1988
Moema claudiae Bolivia rediscovered in 2024
Mucurilebias leitaoi Mucuri River (Brazil) 1988
Nothobranchius mkuziensis Mkuze River (South Africa) 1931
Notholebias cruzi São João River (Brazil) ?
Peixe-Anual Ophthalmolebias perpendicularis Rio Jequitinhonha (Brazil) 2000
Orestias incae Lake Titicaca (Bolivien, Peru) 1937
Orestias taquiri Lake Titicaca (Bolivien, Peru) 1937
Orestias tutini Lake Titicaca (Bolivien, Peru) 1937
Orestias uruni Lake Titicaca (Bolivien, Peru) 1937
Pantanodon sp. 'Manombo' Madagaskar 1997
Barrigudinho Phalloptychus eigenmanni Catu River (Brazil) 1908
Guaru-Listrado-da-Cabeceira Phallotorynus fasciolatus Rio Tietê, Rio Paraíba do Sul (Brazil) 1967
Asterropteryx gubbina Silhouette (Seychelles) 2008
Bia Exyrias volcanus Taalsee (Philippinen) 1927
Drysdale Gudgeon Kimberleyeleotris notata Drysdale River (Australia) 1975
Myersina yangii Taiwan 1960
Silhouettea flavoventris Taalsee (Philippinen) 1927
Stiphodon discotorquatus Rurutu (Französisch-Polynesien) 1985
Martenstyni's Goby Stiphodon martenstyni Kalu-Fluss (Sri Lanka) 1981
Ituí-Maraúna Tembeassu marauna Río Paraná (Brazil) 1965
Gasterosteus sp. nov. 'Benthic' Hadley Lake (Canada) 1999
Gasterosteus sp. nov. 'Limnetic' Hadley Lake (Canada) 1999
Gasterosteus sp. nov. 'Enos Lake benthic stickleback' Enos Lake (Canada) 1990s
Gasterosteus sp. nov. 'Enos Lake limnetic stickleback' Enos Lake (Canada) 1990s
Sciaena callaensis Callao Bay (Peru) 1966
Coregonus cf. clupeaformis ‘Dragon’ Dragon Lake (Canada) 1956
Chiem Whitefish Coregonus hoferi Chiemsee (Germany) 1940s
Coregonus kiyi orientalis Lake Ontario (Canada, USA) 1964
Coregonus vandesius vandesius Mill Loch (Schottland) 1970s
Coregonus zenithicus bartletti Siskiwit Lake (USA) 1966
Coregonus zugensis Zugersee (Switzerland) 1989
Alvord Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarki alvordensis Trout Creek Mountains, Virgin Creek (USA) 1940
Yellowfin Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarki macdonaldi Twin Lakes, Colorado (USA) 1910
Sevan trout (danilewskii) Salmo ischchan danilewskii Sewansee (Armenien) 1991
Sevan trout (ischchan) Salmo ischchan ischchan Sewansee (Armenien) 1991
Lake Sidi Ali Trout Salmo pallaryi Aguelmame Sidi Ali (Marokko) 1934
Orkney Charr Salvelinus inframundus Hoy (Schottland) 1908 or 2000
Salvelinus obtusus Lough Leane (Irland) 1999
Encheloclarias kelioides Sedili River (Malaysia) 1993
Hemileiocassis panjang Ciliwung, Cisadane (Java, Indonesien) 1920–1929
Bagrinho-do-Tietê Heptapterus multiradiatus Rio Tietê (Brazil) 1966
Hyalobagrus ornatus Sungai Muar (Malaysia) 1904
Kryptopterus mononema Bengawan Solo (Java, Indonesien) 1846
King’s Bullhead Liobagrus kingi Dian Chi (China) 1960
Lithogenes valencia Valenciasee (Venezuela) ?
Siamese Flat-barbelled Catfish Platytropius siamensis Mae Nam Chao Phraya, Mae Nam Bang Pakong (Thailand) 1977
Kunming-Lake Catfish Silurus mento Dian Chi (China) 1970s
Mesopotamian Barbel Luciobarbus subquincunciatus Tigris-Euphrat (Turkey, Syria, Irak, Iran) rediscovered in 2024
Giant Salmon Carp Aaptosyax grypus Mekong (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand) rediscovered in 2024
Synodontis guttatus Nigerdelta (Nigeria) 1865
Typhlobelus auriculatus Rio Xingu (Brazil) 1996
Lake Victoria Deepwater Catfish Xenoclarias eupogon Lake Victoria (East Africa) 1997
Sri Lankan Spiny Eel Macrognathus pentophthalmos Kalu-Fluss (Sri Lanka) 2015
Sinobdella sinensis kobayashii Taiwan ?
Borna Snakehead Channa amphibeus Brahmaputra (India) rediscovered in 2024
Sailback Houndshark Gogolia filewoodi Papua-Neuguinea rediscovered in 2020
Starnberg Whitefish Coregonus renke Starnberger See, oberes Danubesystem (Germany) late 19th century
Cynolebias elegans Brazil 2005
Carpa de Río Tunal Dionda sp. Río del Tunal, Durango, Mexico ?
Monkey Spring Pupfish Cyprinodon sp. Monkey Spring, Arizona, USA 1971
Volga shad Alosa volgensis Volga, Caspian Sea(Kazakhstan, Russia) 2016 or earlier
Ojo de Villa Lopez Pupfish Cyprinodon sp. Ojo de Villa Lopez,Chihuahua, Mexico 2006
Bogardilla Squalius palaciosi Jándula, Rumblar (Spain) late 1990s
Ören whitefish Coregonus trybomi Lake Ören (Sweden) 1950s
Ammer whitefish Coregonus bavaricus Lake Ammer (Germany) 2010
Struga trout Salmo balcanicus Lake Ohrid, Albania 1960s
Epirote minnow Pelasgus epiroticus Lake Pamvotida (Greece) 2003
Alabama sturgeon Scaphirhynchus suttkusi Alabama (USA) 2007
Galilean loach Oxynoemacheilus galilaeus Lake Muzayrib (Syria) 2008

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