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Freshwater animals of North America (2 C, 35 P) ... Pages in category "Aquatic animals of North America" This category contains only the following page.
Western North American coastal fauna (4 C, 203 P) Pages in category "Marine fauna of North America" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
Primary source for this list is Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database [196] unless otherwise stated. Common coquí; American bullfrog; Cane toad; Green and black poison dart frog; Greenhouse frog; Japanese wrinkled frog
A Checklist of North American Amphibians and Reptiles: The United States and Canada. Vol. 1 - Amphibians. Xlibris Corporation LLC. ISBN 978-1-4931-7035-7. [self-published source] Cope, Edward D. (1875). Check-list of North American Batrachia and Reptilia; with a systematic list of the higher groups, and an essay on geographical distribution.
Marine mammals comprise over 130 living and recently extinct species in three taxonomic orders. The Society for Marine Mammalogy, an international scientific society, maintains a list of valid species and subspecies, most recently updated in October 2015. [1] This list follows the Society's taxonomy regarding and subspecies.
Aquatic animals (especially freshwater animals) are often of special concern to conservationists because of the fragility of their environments. Aquatic animals are subject to pressure from overfishing/hunting, destructive fishing, water pollution, acidification, climate change and competition from invasive species.
Following is a list of marine reptiles, reptiles which are adapted to life in marine or brackish environments. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( August 2008 )
Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 643 endangered fish species. [1] Of all evaluated fish species, 4.2% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists ten fish subspecies as endangered.