Number of fish species at risk of extinction fivefold higher than previous estimates according to a new prediction (IMAGE)

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Number of fish species at risk of extinction fivefold higher than previous estimates according to a new prediction

Caption

Rockfishes (Sebastidae), sea basses and groupers (Serranidae) and gobies (Gobiidae) had an “important proportion” of species predicted as Threatened.

Credit

Collage of images of the fish (clockwise) from Brian Gratwicke, Richard Zerpe, and Edward Donovan (CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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