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Labyrinth Fishes: Anabantoidei

Conservation Status



The World Conservation Union (IUCN) lists three species of labyrinth fishes as Critically Endangered, three as Endangered, seven as Vulnerable, and the two as Conservation Dependent. Critically Endangered means facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Endangered means facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. Vulnerable means facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. Conservation Dependent means if the conservation program were to end, the animal would be placed in one of the threatened categories.



Additional topics

Animal Life ResourceFish and Other Cold-Blooded VertebratesLabyrinth Fishes: Anabantoidei - Behavior And Reproduction, Conservation Status, Climbing Perch (anabas Testudineus): Species Accounts, Siamese Fighting Fish (betta Splendens): Species Accounts - PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, DIET,