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The Aquarium Hobby C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program

Conservation Priority
Species at Risk List

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Claudia Dickinson
C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program Coordinator
Claudia@CARESPreservation.com

Technical Editor of Freshwater Fishes

Dr. Paul V. Loiselle

Conservation Priority List Coordinator

Claudia Dickinson


Conservation Priority List Comptroller

Troy Veltrop


C.A.R.E.S. Conservation Priority List Regional Coordinators

Madagascar

Dr. Paul V. Loiselle

Lake Malawi

Ad Konings

Lake Tanganyika

Ad Konings

Lake Victoria Region

Greg Steeves

West Africa

Dr. Anton Lamboj

Central America

Juan Migel Artigas Azas

South America

Hernán López-Fernández


C.A.R.E.S. Conservation Priority List Group Coordinators

Anabantidae

Dr. Anton Lamboj

Characidae

Mike Hellweg

Cichlidae

Juan Migel Artigas Azas

Ad Konings

Dr. Anton Lamboj

Dr. Paul V. Loiselle

Greg Steeves

Cyprinidae

Mike Hellweg

Poeciliidae

Dr. Michi Tobler

Loricariidae

Dr. Stephan Tanner

Due to the detailed issues involved in accumulating and sustaining this list, such as constant additions of species, and revisions in nomenclature and classification of risk, it is a perpetual work in progress. Please refer to the most current revisions which will be made readily available. Together, let’s bring a positive future for these fish, and reverse the growth of this list!

A C.A.R.E.S. note:
As responsible aquarists it is important that you familiarize yourself with U.S. wildlife laws. The C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program recognizes only those fish that are within the bounds of domestic laws. Species that are not available to hobbyists for U.S. regulatory reasons are not included on this list. Working together, C.A.R.E.S. thanks you!

Current as of 02-21-2012

FRESHWATER

Anabantidae
Species Classification Authority
Belontia signata AR (3)
Betta albimarginata AR (7)
Betta brownorum CP (3)
Betta burdigala VU/CP (1)(3)
Betta channoides AR (7)
Betta chini VU (1)
Betta chloropharynx VU/CP (1)(3)
Betta coccina CP (3)
Betta foerschi CP (3)
Betta hipposideros VU (1)
Betta livida EN (1)
Betta macrostoma VU (1)
Betta miniopinna CR/CP (1)(3)
Betta persephone CR/CP (1)(3)
Betta rutilans CP (3)
Betta schalleri CP (3)
Betta simplex VU (1)
Betta spilotogena CR (1)
Betta tomi VU (1)
Betta tussyae CP (3)
Malpulutta kretseri CP (3)
Parosphromenus alfredi VU (7)
Parosphromenus alleni VU (7)
Parosphromenus anjunganensis VU (7)
Parosphromenus bintan VU (7)
Parosphromenus deissneri VU (7)
Parosphromenus filamentosus VU (7)
Parosphromenus harveyi EN (1)
Parosphromenus linkei VU (7)
Parosphromenus nagyi VU (7)
Parosphromenus opallios VU (7)
Parosphromenus ornaticauda VU (7)
Parosphromenus pahuensis VU (7)
Parosphromenus paludicola VU (7)
Parosphromenus parvulus VU (7)
Parosphromenus quindecim VU (7)
Parosphromenus rubrimontis VU (7)
Parosphromenus sumatranus VU (7)
Parosphromenus tweediei VU (7)

 

Catfish
Species Classification Authority
Chiloglanis bifurcus CR (1)
Synodontis macrops VU (1)
Synodontis ruandae VU (1)

 

Characidae
Species Classification Authority
Arnoldichthys spilopterus CP (3)
Rachoviscus crassiceps CP (3)
Rachoviscus graciliceps CP (3)

 

Cichlidae
Species Classification Authority
Alcolapia alcalicus EN (1)(7)
Alcolapia grahami AR (7)
Alcolapia latilabris AR (7)
Alcolapia ndalalani AR (7)
Allochromis welcommei CR (1) 
Amphilophus bussingi EN/CP (3)
Amphilophus lyonsi CR/CP (3)
Amphilophus rhytisma EN/CP (3)
Archocentrus spinosissimus AR/CP (3)
Astatotilapia aeneocolor VU (1)
Astatotilapia barbarae EN (1)
Astatotilapia brownae EN (1)
Astatotilapia desfontainii EN (1)
Astatotilapia flaviijosephi EN/VU (1)(3)
Astatotilapia latifasciata CR/AR (1)(3)
Astatotilapia piceata EN (1)
Astatotilapia velifer VU (1)
Astatotilapia sp. ‘dwarf bigeye scraper’ CR (1)
Astatotilapia sp. ‘shovelmouth’ EN (1)
Benitochromis nigrodorsalis AR (7)
Benitochromis ufermanni AR (7)
Chetia brevis VU (1)
Cichlasoma istlanum AR (3)
Copadichromis atripinnis VU (1)
Cryptoheros altoflavus VU/CP (3)
Cryptoheros myrnae EN/CP (3)
Cryptoheros nanoluteus VU/CP (3)
Cryptoheros septemfasciatus AR/CP (3)
Danakilia franchetti VU (7)
Enigmatochromis  lucanusi                VU (7)
Enterochromis erythromaculatus EN (1)
Eretmodus cyanostictus NT (1)
Etia nguti AR (7)
Etroplus canarensis AR (3)
Haplochromis acidens VU (1)
Haplochromis annectidens CR (1)
Haplochromis cyaneus EN (1)
Haplochromis flavus EN (1)
Haplochromis guiarti CR (1)
Haplochromis heusinkveldi CR (1)
Haplochromis howesi CR (1)
Haplochromis katavi VU (1)
Haplochromis lividus EW (1)
Haplochromis obliquidens EN (1)
Haplochromis sp. ‘fine bar scraper' NT (3)
Haplochromis sp. ‘kenya gold’ EN (3)
Haplochromis sp. ‘ruby’ CR/VU (1)(3)
Haplochromis sp. ‘tanaos’ VU (3)
Haplochromis sp. ‘thereuterion’ EN (3)
Harpagochromis cavifrons CR (1)
Harpagochromis sp. ‘golden duck’ NT (3)
Harpagochromis sp. ‘orange rock hunter’ EW (3)
Hemichromis cristatus AR (3)
Herichthys bartoni VU/AR (1)(3)
Herichthys labridens AR (3)
Herichthys minckleyi VU (1)
Hericythys steindachneri VU (1)
Herichthys sp. ‘cazones’ VU (6)
Hoplotilapia retrodens EW (1)
Katria katria AR (1)(3)(4)
Konia dikume VU (1)
Konia eisentrauti VU (1)
Labrochromis ishmaeli EW (1)
Lethrinops macracanthus EN (1)
Lethrinops macrophthalmus VU (1)
Lethrinops micrentodon EN (1)
Lethrinops microdon EN (1)
Lethrinops oculatus VU (1)
Lethrinops stridae EN (1)
Limbochromis robertsi AR (7)
Lipochromis cryptodon EN (1)
Lipochromis maxillaris EN (3)
Lipochromis melanopterus EN (3)
Lipochromis microdon EN (3)
Lipochromisparvidens EW (3)
Lipochromis cf. parvidens ‘kyoga’ EN (3)
Lipochromistaurinus AR (3)
Lipochromis sp. ‘matumbi hunter’ EW (3)
Lipochromis sp. ‘nyererei paedophage’ EN (3)
Lipochromis sp. ‘two stripe white lip’ EW (3)
Lithochromis rubripinnis CR (1)
Lithochromis rufus CR (1)
Lithochromis xanthopteryx CR (1)
Macropleurodus bicolor CR (1)
Mbipia lutea EN (1)
Mbipia cf. lutea ‘crossbar’ NT (3)
Mbipia sp. ‘porthole’ NT (8)
Myaka myaka VU (1)(3)
Neochromis gigas VU (1)
Neochromis greenwoodi VU (1)
Neochromis omnicaeruleus AR (8)
Neochromis rufocaudalis VU (8)
Neochromis simotes CR (1)
Neochromis sp. ‘madonna’ NT (3)
Oreochromis amphimelas EN (1)
Oreochromis chungruruensis CR (1)
Oreochromis hunteri CR (1)
Oreochromis jipe CR (1)
Oreochromis karomo CR (1)
Oreochromis karongae EN (1)
Oreochromis lidole EN (1)
Oreochromis pangani CR (1)
Oreochromis rukwaensis EN (1)(3)
Oreochromis squamipinnis EN (1)
Oreochromis variabilis VU (1)(3)
Paralabidochromis beadlei CR (1)
Paralabidochromis chilotes VU (1)
Paralabidochromis chromogynos CR (1)
Paralabidochromis crassilabris VU (1)
Paralabidochromis labiatus NT (1)
Paralabidochromis sauvagei VU (8)
Paralabidochromis victoriae CR (1)
Paralabidochromis sp. ‘red fin piebald’ AR (8)
Paratilapia polleni VU (1)(3)(4)
Paratilapia typus VU (1)(3)
Paratilapia sp. ‘andapa’ EN (4)(3)
Paratilapia  sp. ‘betsiboka’ EN (4)
Paratilapia sp.  ‘betsileo highlands’ EN (4)
Paratilapia sp. ‘east coast small spot’ VU (1)(3)
Paratilapia sp. ‘southwest’ CR (4)(3)
Paratilapia sp. nov. ‘vevembe’ CR (1)
Paretroplus dambabe EN (1)(3)(4)
Paretroplus damii VU (4)/(3)
Paretroplus  kieneri VU (1)(4)(3)
Paretroplus cf. kieneri ‘Sofia drainage’ EN (4)
Paretroplus maculatus CR (1)(4)
Paretroplus maromandia VU (4)(3)
Paretroplus menarambo CR (1)(4)
Paretroplus nourissati EN (1)(4)(3)
Paretroplus polyactis AR (1)(4)(3)
Paretroplus tsimoly VU (4)(3)
Paretroplus sp. ‘dridrimena’ VU (4)(3)
Paretroplus sp. nov. ‘giant lamena’ VU (1)(3)(4)
Paretroplus sp. ‘Lake amparihinandrina’ CR (4)
Paretroplus sp. nov. ‘ventitry’ VU (1)(3)
Pelvicachromis sacrimontis           VU (7)
Pelvicachromis sp. aff. subocellatus VU (7)
Platytaeniodus degeni EW (1)
Platytaeniodus sp. ‘red tail sheller’ VU (3)
Prognathochromis argenteus CR (1)
Prognathochromis bayoni CR (1)
Prognathochromis perrieri EW (1)
Prognathochromis sp. ‘silver stiletto’ NT (3)
Psammochromis aelocephalus VU (1)
Psammochromis riponianus VU (8)
Ptychochromis curvidens VU (4)
Ptychochromis grandidieri AR (4)(3)
Ptychochromis inornatus EN (1)(4)
Ptychochromis insolitus  CR (3)(4)
Ptychochromis loisellei  VU (4)(3)
Ptychochromis makira DD (1)(3)
Ptychochromis oligacanthus AR (4)(3)
Ptychochromis sp. ‘mananara’ AR (4)(3)
Ptychochromis sp. ‘tarantsy’ AR (4)(3)
Ptychochromoides betsileanus CR (1)(4)
Ptychochromoides vondrozo CR (1)(4)(3)
Ptyochromis fisheri VU (8)
Ptyochromis sp. ‘salmon’ VU (8)
Pundamilia igneopinnis EN (1)
Pundamilia macrocephala EN (1)
Pundamilia nyererei NT (1)
Pundamilia pundamilia VU (8)
Pundamilia sp. ‘blue bar’ VU (8)
Pungu maclareni VU (1)
Pyxichromis orthostoma EN (1)
Sarotherodon caroli VU (1)(3)
Sarotherodon linnellii VU (1)(3)
Sarotherodon lohbergeri VU (1)(3)
Sarotherodon steinbachi VU (1)(3)
Stomatepia mariae VU (1)(3)
Stomatepia mongo VU (1)(3)
Stomatepia pindu VU (1)(3)
Thorichthys callolepis VU (6)
Tilapia bakossiorum VU (1)
Tilapia bemini VU (1)
Tilapia bythobathes VU (1)
Tilapia deckerti VU (1)
Tilapia flava VU (1)
Tilapia guinasana NT (1)(3)
Tilapia gutturosa VU (1)
Tilapia imbriferna VU (1)
Tilapia kottae VU (1)
Tilapia snyderae VU (1)
Tilapia spongotroktis VU (1)
Tilapia thysi VU (1)
Tilapia sp. ‘jewel’ VU (1)
Tilapia sp. ‘little black’ VU (1)
Tilapia sp. ‘yellow-green’ VU (1)
Tristramella sacra CR (1)
Xystichromis nuchisquamulatus EN (1)
Xystichromis phytophagus NT (1)(3)
Xystichromis sp. ‘day glow' NT (3)
Xystichromis sp. ‘kyoga flameback’ CR (1)
Xystichromis sp. ‘nawampasa red’ AR (3)
Yssichromis argens EN (3)
Yssichromis heusinkveldi VU (3)
Yssichromis laprogramma VU (1)
Yssichromis pyrrhocephalus VU (3)
Yssichromis sp. ‘blue tipped’ EW (3)

 

Cyprinidae
Species Classification Authority
Puntius denisonii VU (1)

 

KILLIFISH
Species Classification Authority
Aphanius transgrediens CR (1)
Campellolebias brucei VU (1)
Crenichthys baileyi VU (1)
Cualac tessellates EN (1)
Cynolebias boitonei VU (1)
Cynolebias constanciae VU (1)
Cynolebias splendens VU (1)
Cyprinodon alvarezi EW (1)
Cyprinodon beltrani EN (1)
Cyprinodon fontinalis EN (1)
Cyprinodon labiosus EN (1)
Cyprinodon longidorsalis EW (1)
Cyprinodon macrolepis EN (1)
Cyprinodon maya EN (1)
Cyprinodon meeki CR (1)
Cyprinodon pachycephalus CR (1)
Cyprinodon simus EN (1)
Cyprinodon verecundus CR (1)
Cyprinodon veronicae CR (1)
Epiplatys grahami CP (3)
Foerschichthys flavipinnis CP (3)
Fundulopanchax amieti EN (1)
Fundulopanchax sjoestedti NT (1)
Leptolebias cruzi CP (3)
Leptolebias fluminensis CP (3)
Leptolebias marmoratus VU/CP (1)(3)
Leptolebias minimus E (1)(3)
Leptolebias opalescens VU (1)
Leptolebias sandrii CP (3)
Lucania interioris CR (1)
Megupsilon aporus EW (1)
Nothobranchius albimarginatus VU (1)
Nothobranchius annectens VU (1)
Nothobranchius bojiensis VU (1)
Nothobranchius elongatus VU (1)
Nothobranchius flammicomantis VU (1)
Nothobranchius foerschi VU (1)
Nothobranchius geminus VU (1)
Nothobranchius interruptus VU (1)
Nothobranchius kilomberoensis VU (1)
Nothobranchius korthausae VU (1)
Nothobranchius lourensi VU (1)
Nothobranchius luekei VU (1)
Nothobranchius orthonotus VU (1)
Nothobranchius patrizii VU (1)
Nothobranchius rubripinnis VU (1)
Nothobranchius steinforti VU (1)
Nothobranchius willerti VU (1)
Nothobranchius aff. taeniopygus VU (1)
Nothobranchius kafuensis EN (1)
Nothobranchius sp.‘lake victoria’ VU (1)
Pachypanchax arnoulti  VU (1)(3)
Pachypanchax omalonotus AR (3)
Pachypanchax patriciae  VU (1)(3)
Pachypanchax sakaramyi CR (1)(3)
Pachypanchax sparksorum   VU (1)(3)
Pachypanchax varatraza  VU (1)(3)
Pachypanchax sp. nov. ‘analalava’ VU (1)(3)
Pachypanchax sp. nov. ‘loza’ VU (1)(3)
Pachypanchax sp. nov. ‘mahamasina’ VU (1)(3)
Pachypanchax sp. nov. ‘sofia’ CR (3)
Rivulus fuscolineatus CP (3)
Rivulus uroflammeus CP (3)
Valencia hispanica EN (1)
Valencia letourneuxi EN (1)

 

LIVEBEARERS
Species Classification Authority
Allodontichthys hubbsi EN (2)
Allodontichthys polylepis CR (2)
Allodontichthys tamazulae VU (2)
Allodontichthys zonistius VU (2)
Alloophorus robustus VU (2)
Allotoca catarinae VU (2)
Allotoca diazi EN (2)
Allotoca dugesii EN (2)
Allotoca goslinei CR (2)
Allotoca maculata CR/CR/CP (1)(2)(3)
Allotoca meeki CR (2)
Allotoca zacapuensis EW (2)
Ameca splendens EW/CR (1)(3)(2)
Ataeniobius toweri EN/CR (1)(2)
Chapalichthys encaustus VU (2)
Chapalichthys  pardalis CR/AR (2)(3)
Chapalichthys  peraticus CR (2)
Chapalichthyssp.'mintzita' AR (3)
Characodon audax VU/CR (1)(2)
Characodon lateralis EN/CR (1)(2)
Dermogenys weberi VU (1)
Girardinichthys multiradiatus VU/EN (1)(2)
Girardinichthys viviparous CR/CR/CP (1)(2)(3)
Goodea gracilis VU (1)(2)
Hubbsina (Girardinichthys) ireneae CR (2)
Hubbsina (Girardinichthys) turneri CR/CR/CP (1)(2)(3)
Ilyodon cortesae VU (2)
Ilyodon whitei (inc. I. lennoni) CR/VU (1)(2)
Neophoorus (Allotoca) regalis CR (2)
Neotoca (Skiffia) bilineata CR (2)
Phallichthys quadripunctatus CP (3)
Poecilia latipunctata CR (1)
Poecilia sulphuraria CR (1)
Skiffia francesae EW/AR (1)(2)(3)
Skiffia lermae EN (2)
Skiffia multipunctata EN (2)
Xenoophorus captivus EN/CR (1)(2)
Xenotaenia resolanae VU (2)
Xenotoca eiseni EN (2)
Xenotoca melanosoma VU (2)
Xiphophorus couchianus EW (1)
Xiphophorus gordoni EN (1)
Xiphophorus meyeri EW (1)
Zoogoneticus quitzeoensis VU (2)
Zoogoneticus tequila CR (2)

 

LOACHES
Species Classification Authority
Botia sidthimunki CR (1)

 

RAINBOWFISH
Species Classification Authority
Bedotia albomarginata VU (1)(3)
Bedotia geayi VU (1)
Bedotia marojejy VU (1)
Bedotia masoala VU (1)
Bedotia tricolor CR (1) 
Bedotia sp. nov. 'ankavia-ankavanana' VU (1)
Bedotia sp. nov. 'bemarivo' VU (1)
Bedotia sp. nov. 'betampona' VU (1)
Bedotia sp. nov. 'lazana' VU (1)
Bedotia sp. nov. 'mahanara' VU (1)
Bedotia sp. nov. 'manombo' VU (1)
Bedotia sp. nov. 'namorona' VU (1)
Bedotia sp. nov. 'nosivola' VU (1)
Bedotia sp. nov. 'sambava' CR (1)
Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides VU (1)
Chilatherina bleheri VU/AR (1)(3)
Chilatherina sentaniensis CR/AR (1)(3)
Glossolepis dorityi CR (3)
Glossolepis incisus VU/AR (1)(3)
Glossolepis wanamensis CR/AR (1)(3)
Kiunga ballochi CR (1) 
Melanotaenia arfakensis VU (1)
Melanotaenia boesemani EN/AR (1)(3)
Melanotaenia eachamensis VU (1)
Melanotaenia lacustris VU/AR (1)(3)
Melanotaenia oktediensis VU (1)
Melanotaenia parva   VU (1)
Pseudomugil mellis EN (1)
Rheocles alaotrensis VU (1)(3)
Rheocles derhami CR (1)(3)
Rheocles lateralis VU (1)(3)
Rheoclespellegrini VU (1)(3)
Rheocles sikorae EN (1)(3)
Rheocles vatosoa VU (1)(3)
Rheocles wrightae EN (1)(3)
Rheocles sp. ‘antainambalana’ VU (1)(3)
Rheocles sp. ‘ambatovy’ CR (1)(3)
Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis CR (1)

 

OTHER
Species Classification Authority
Barbus asoka EN/CP (1)(3)
Barbus bandula CP (3)
Barbus brevipinnis VU (1)
Barbus martenstyni EN/CP (1)(3)
Barbus narayani CP (3)
Barbus srilankensis CP (3)
Chela caeruleostigmata CR/CP (1)(3)
Danio pathirana CR/CP (1)(3)
Danio sp. Lagalla CP (3)
Epalzeorhynchos bicolor EW (1)
Garra barreimiae VU (1)
Garra dunsirei VU (1)
Garra longipinnis VU (1)
Glossogobius flavipinnis VU (1)
Glossogobius intermedius VU (1)
Glossogobius matanensis VU (1)
Nematolebias papilliferus CP (3)
Opsaridium peringueyi VU (1)
Oryzias celebensis VU (1)
Oryzias marmoratus VU (1)
Oryzias matanensis VU (1)
Oryzias nigrimas VU (1)
Oryzias orthognathus EN (1)
Oryzias profundicola VU (1)
Tanichthys albonubes EW (1)
Tanichthys micagemma VU (1)(3)
Tanichthys thacbaensis AR (3)

 

SALTWATER

 

MARINE VERTEBRATE
Species Classification Authority
Hippocampus abdominalis VU/EN (1)(5)
Hippocampus algiricus EN (5)
Hippocampus angustus EN (5)
Hippocampus barbouri VU/EN (1)(5)
Hippocampus bargibanti EN (5)
Hippocampus borboniensis EN (5)
Hippocampus breviceps EN (5)
Hippocampus camelopardalis EN (5)
Hippocampus capensis EN (1)(5)
Hippocampus comes VU/EN (1)(5)
Hippocampus coronatus EN (5)
Hippocampus denise EN (5)
Hippocampus erectus VU/EN (1)(5)
Hippocampus fisheri EN (5)
Hippocampus fuscus EN (5)
Hippocampus guttulatus EN (5)
Hippocampus hippocampus EN (5)
Hippocampus histrix EN (5)
Hippocampus ingens VU/EN (1)(5)
Hippocampus jayakari EN (5)
Hippocampus kelloggi EN (5)
Hippocampus kuda VU/EN (1)(5)
Hippocampus lichtensteinii EN (5)
Hippocampus minotaur EN (5)
Hippocampus mohnikei VU/EN (1)(5)
Hippocampus reidi EN (5)
Hippocampus sindonis EN (5)
Hippocampus spinosissimus VU/EN (1)(5)
Hippocampus subelongatus EN (5)
Hippocampus trimaculatus VU/EN (1)(5)
Hippocampus whitei EN (5)
Hippocampus zebra EN (5)
Hippocampus zosterae EN (5)


CARES Priority List Classification Key

IUCN Red List Classifications
If a species is approved for inclusion on the CARES Conservation Priority List and that species is also on the IUCN Red List, the IUCN Red List classification is used by CARES, with great appreciation to those who place much effort into the IUCN Red List.
Key Classification Description
NT Near Threatened Species which are close to qualifying for classification to Vulnerable.
VU Vulnerable Species facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium term future.
EN Endangered Species facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
CR Critically Endangered Species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future.
EW Extinct in the Wild Known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity, or as a naturalized population (or populations) well outside the past range.


CARES Classifications
If a species is approved for inclusion on the CARES Conservation Priority List and that species is not on the IUCN Red List, the following classifications will apply.
Key Classification Description
CNT Near Threatened Species which are close to qualifying for classification to Vulnerable.
CVU Vulnerable Species facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium term future.
CEN Endangered Species facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future (includes species on the ALA list (2) shown as Threatened).
CCR Critically Endangered Species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future (same as 'EE' used by de Rham and Nourissat).
CEW Extinct in the Wild Known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity, or as a naturalized population (or populations) well outside the past range.

 

CARES Authorities
Key Authority Name
(1) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List: www.redlist.org
(2) Dr. John Lyons Goodeid Status Report at the American Livebearer Association: www.livebearers.org/modules/content/index.php?id=23
(3) Dr. Paul V. Loiselle
(4) Patrick de Rham and Jean-Claude Nourissat: The Endemic Cichlids of Madagascar
(5) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
(6) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas at The Cichlidroom Companion: www.cichlidae.com
(7) Dr. Anton Lamboj
(8) Greg Steeves
(9) Dr. Michi Tobler
(10) Mike Hellweg
(11) Stephan Tanner
(12) Ad Konings

               
Refer to this list to see if a species of fish you are keeping is conservation priority at risk, along with the current status of that species.  Enter the species that you are currently maintaining on the C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program Registration Sheet along with where or from whom your specimens were obtained, and the approximate date that they were obtained.  You may also use this list to search for a species that you are interested in working with in the future.

For those who would like to find out the possibilities of obtaining a species listed on the C.A.R.E.S. Conservation Priority Species at Risk List, please consult with a C.A.R.E.S. Support Team Member.  If you would like assistance, or are in need of equipment to set up a tank for housing a species at risk, please do not hesitate to ask!

Thank you for your invaluable contribution towards preserving our fish for generations to come!!!

With Warm Wishes,

Claudia Dickinson's Signature
Claudia Dickinson
C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program Coordinator
claudia@CARESPreservation.com




The C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program is about our fish,
and it is about people.
We are one team, working together. Please, clear a tank ~ save a fish!
Because of you, we are making a difference!

 

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