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Search the current Red List for most recent information about the threatened species of the Marshall Islands.

Of the 42 threatened species listed on the IUCN website, eleven are declining: further information may be found from the table below.

Threatened and declining species of the Marshall Islands (as of October 2007)
Group Common name Scientific name More information
Sharks & rays (Oceanic) Whitetip Shark Carcharhinus longimanus
Tawny Nurse Shark Nebrius ferrugineus
Whale Shark Rhincodon typus
Bony fish Giant Wrasse
Humphead Wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus
Brindled Grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus
Camouflage Grouper Epinephelus polyphekadion
Polkadot Cod
Spotted Coral-trout
Plectropomus areolatus
Reptiles Green Turtle Chelonia mydas
Birds Micronesian Imperial-pigeon Ducula oceanica
Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis
Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes

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