Chinese Sturgeon
Chinese Sturgeon
Species Name: Chinese Sturgeon
Scientific Name: Acipenser sinensis
Conservation Status
(Year Published):
Critically Endangered (2010)
Endangered (1996)

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T236A13044272. Downloaded on 26 April 2017.
Estimated Wild Population: Spawning population reduced to 203-257. Captive juveniles are released to supplement the wild stock. Population trend is decreasing.
Distribution: Middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze river and close to shore in the Yellow and East China Sea.
Major Threats: Historical overfishing and damming of rivers preventing them to reach the spawning grounds.
 
 
 
  Hong Kong Grouper
Hong Kong Grouper
Species Name: Hong Kong Grouper
Scientific Name: Epinephelus akaara
Conservation Status
(Year Published):
Endangered (2003) [Needs updating]

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003: e.T43974A10846282. Downloaded on 26 April 2017.
Estimated Wild Population: No clear information showing the current status, however the capture volume of wild fish declined from 50 to 90% throughout its geographical range in last few decades.
Distribution: A limited distribution that coincides with the heavily fished inshore areas of Japan, Taiwan, Republic of Korea and southern China.
Major Threats: Overfishing and habitat destruction
 
 
 
  Manta Rays
Manta Rays
Species Name: Manta Rays
Scientific Name: Manta birostris
Manta alfredi
Conservation Status
(Year Published):
Vulnerable (2011)

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T198921A9108067. Downloaded on 26 April 2017.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T195459A8969079. Downloaded on 26 April 2017.
Estimated Wild Population: Uncertain. Population trend is decreasing.
Distribution: Global tropical and temperate waters
Major Threats: Overfishing and by-catch
 
 
 
  Mobulas
Mobulas
Species Name: Mobulas
Scientific Name: Mobula tarapacana
Mobula thurstoni
Mobula japanica
Conservation Status
(Year Published):
Mobula tarapacana
Vulnerable (2016); Data Deficient (2006)

Mobula thurstoni
Near Threatened (2006 & 2016)

Mobula japanica
Near Threatened (2006)

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016-3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2017.
Estimated Wild Population: Unknown. Population trend for M. tarapacana & M. thurstoni is decreasing, and unknown for M. japonica.
Distribution: Global tropical and temperate waters
Major Threats: Overfishing and by-catch
 
 
 
  Qinling Lenok
Qinling Lenok
Species Name: Qinling Lenok
Scientific Name: Brachymystax lenok spp. tsinlingensis
Conservation Status
(Year Published):
Second Class of National Key Protected Animal in China;
Vulnerable in China Red Data Book of Endangered Species;
Not Evaluated in IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Estimated Wild Population: Around 50,000
Distribution: Endemic to mountain streams of Qinling Mountains in China
Major Threats: Overfishing, habitat loss due to dam construction and mining
 
 
 
  Sichuan Taimen
Sichuan Taimen
Species Name: Sichuan Taimen
Scientific Name: Hucho bleekeri
Conservation Status
(Year Published):
Critically Endangered (2012)

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T13151680A13151682. Downloaded on 26 April 2017.
Estimated Wild Population: Estimated with 2,000-2,500 mature individuals. Population trend is decreasing. 
Distribution: Endemic to China, confines to the headwaters of the Yangtze River in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Qinghai Provinces.
Major Threats: Habitat loss from hydropower station construction and soil erosion; over-exploitation from illegal fishing.
 
 
 
  Whale Shark
Whale Shark
Species Name: Whale Shark
Scientific Name: Rhincodon typus
Conservation Status
(Year Published):

Endangered (2016)
Vulnerable (2000 & 2005)
Data Deficient (1996)

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T19488A2365291. Downloaded on 26 April 2017.

Estimated Wild Population: Uncertain. Population trend is decreasing.
Distribution: Tropical and warm temperate seas except the Mediterranean
Major Threats: Directed fisheries and bycatch fisheries; intrinsic factors like slow growth and slow mature rate.