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

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

Researchers predict that 12.7% of marine teleost fish species are at risk of extinction, up fivefold from the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s prior estimate of 2.5%. Their report includes nearly 5,000 species that did not receive an IUCN conservation status due to insufficient data.

Source: ScienceDaily.com