List of threatened rays
In 2010 a global IUCN study of vertebrates found that of 1,044 cartilaginous (ray and shark) species examined, 345 or 33% were threatened with extinction.To fill the growing demand in Asia for gill rakers, targeted fisheries have developed in other parts of the world, including Sri Lanka, Indonesia, West Africa and Central and South America.[19] In 2011, manta rays became strictly protected in international waters thanks to their recent inclusion in the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals.Although individual nations were already protecting manta rays, the fish often migrate through unregulated waters, putting them at increased risk from overfishing.While arguing for a global ban on international commerce in 2007, a representative from the National Museums of Kenya stated, "Only the meat is consumed locally; and artisanal fishermen can retire after catching one sawfish due to the high value of a single rostrum, up to $1,450.Precautionary science-based catch limits and strict prohibitions are now needed urgently if population collapse is to be avoided,[29][30] if the disruption of ecological functions is to be averted,[31] and if a start is to be made on rebuilding global fisheries.
Threatened sharksManta raysvulnerableendangeredCITES Appendix IIThreatenedendangermentextinctionVulnerable speciesEndangered speciesCritically endangered speciesred-listedIUCN Red List of Threatened Speciessharkscartilaginous fishescartilagebony fishesordersstingraysskateselectric rayssawfishesK-strategistsmarine pollutionSawfishrostrumcritically endangeredbrain-to-body mass ratiosbycatchgill rakerscartilaginoustraditional Chinese medicinegiant manta rayConvention on Migratory Species of Wild Animalsspecieshabitat destructionoverfishingexploitedlargetooth sawfishAppendix INaturefishing pressureIUCN statusFishBaseStingrayAetobatus flagellumLongheaded eagle rayAetomylaeus maculatusMottled eagle rayAetomylaeus nichofiiBanded eagle rayAetomylaeus vespertilioOrnate eagle rayAmblyraja radiataThorny skateAnoxypristis cuspidataKnifetooth sawfishAptychotrema timorensisSpotted shovelnose rayAtlantoraja castelnauiSpotback skateAtlantoraja cyclophoraEyespot skateAtlantoraja platanaLa Plata skateBathyraja griseocaudaGraytail skateElectric rayBenthobatis krefftiBrazilian blind electric rayDasyatis colarensisColares stingrayDasyatis fluviorumEstuary stingareeDasyatis garouaensisSmooth freshwater stingrayDasyatis laosensisMekong freshwater stingrayDasyatis margaritaDaisy stingrayDasyatis ukpamDiplobatis colombiensisColombian electric rayDiplobatis guamachensisBrownband numbfishDiplobatis ommataOcellated electric rayDiplobatis pictusVariegated electric raySydney skateDipturus batisBlue skateDipturus crosnieriMadagascar skateDipturus laevisBarndoor skateGlaucostegus granulatusSharpnose guitarfishGlaucostegus thouinClubnose guitarfishGlaucostegus typusCommon shovelnose rayGurgesiella dorsaliferaOnefin skateGymnura altavelaSpiny butterfly rayGymnura zonuraZonetail butterfly rayHeteronarce garmaniHimantura gerrardiWhitespotted whiprayHimantura hortleiHortle's whiprayHimantura kittipongiRoughback whiprayHimantura leopardaLeopard whiprayHimantura lobistomaTubemouth whiprayHimantura oxyrhynchaLongnose marbled whiprayHimantura pastinacoidesRound whiprayUrogymnus polylepisGiant freshwater stingrayHimantura signifer