NEW ZEALAND MARINE FISH & MAMMALS
2000 IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES
of the International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN LISTING CATEGORIES:
EX  Extinct,   CR  Critically endangered,   EN  Endangered,
VU  Vulnerable,   LR/cd  Lower risk - conservation dependent,
LR/nt  Lower risk - near threatened,   DD  Data deficient

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   Scientific Name  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 
           Scientific Name Common Name(s) Red Listing
1.  Australophocaena dioptrica Spectacled porpoise DD
2.  Balaenoptera acutorostrata Common minke whale LR/nt
Lesser rorqual LR/nt
Little piked whale LR/nt
3.  Balaenoptera edeni Bryde's whale DD
Tropical whale DD
4.  Balaenoptera musculus Blue whale EN A1abd
Sibbald's rorqual EN A1abd
Sulphur-bottom whale EN A1abd
5.  Balaenoptera physalus Common rorqual EN A1abd
Fin whale EN A1abd
Fin-backed whale EN A1abd
Finback EN A1abd
Finner EN A1abd
Herring whale EN A1abd
Razorback whale EN A1abd
6.  Berardius arnuxii Arnoux's beaked whale LR/cd
Southern four-toothed whale LR/cd
7.  Cephalorhynchus hectori maui Maui dolphin    (Shown above) CR C1, D
North Island Hector's dolphin CR C1, D
8.  Cephalorhynchus hectori Hector's dolphin EN A1d, C1
New Zealand dolphin EN A1d, C1
White-headed dolphin EN A1d, C1
9.  Eubalaena australis Southern right whale LR/cd
10.  Globicephala macrorhynchus Pacific pilot whale LR/cd
     RETURN TO TOP Short-finned pilot whale LR/cd
11.  Grampus griseus Grey dolphin DD
Risso's dolphin DD
12.  Hippocampus abdominalis Big-bellied seahorse VU A2d
13.  Hyperoodon planifrons Southern bottlenose whale LR/cd
14.  Lagenorhynchus obscurus Dusky dolphin DD
15.  Lissodelphis peronii Southern right whale dolphin DD
16.  Megaptera novaeangliae Bunch whale VU A1ad
Hump whale VU A1ad
Humpback whale VU A1ad
Hunchbacked whale VU A1ad
17.  Mesoplodon bowdoini Andrews' beaked whale DD
Splaytoothed beaked whale DD
18.  Mesoplodon ginkgodens Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale DD
19.  Mesoplodon grayi Gray's beaked whale DD
Southern beaked whale DD
20.  Mesoplodon hectori Hector's beaked whale DD
Skew-beaked whale DD
21.  Mesoplodon layardii Layard's beaked whale DD
Strap-toothed whale DD
22.  Mesoplodon mirus True's beaked whale DD
23.  Mustelus lenticulatus Rig LR/cd
Spotted estuary smooth-hound LR/cd
24.  Neophocaena phocaenoides Black finless porpoise DD
     RETURN TO TOP Finless black porpoise DD
Finless porpoise DD
25.  Notorynchus cepedianus Broadnose sevengill shark DD
26.  Orcinus orca Killer whale LR/cd
Orca LR/cd
27.  Phocarctos hookeri Hooker's sea lion VU D2
Hooker's sealion VU D2
New Zealand sealion VU D2
28.  Physeter catodon Cachelot VU A1bd
Pot whale VU A1bd
Sperm whale VU A1bd
Spermacet whale VU A1bd
29.  Solegnathus spinosissimus Spiny pipehorse VU A1d+2d
30.  Stenella attenuata Bridled dolphin LR/cd
Narrow-snouted dolphin LR/cd
Pantropical spotted dolphin LR/cd
31.  Stenella coeruleoalba Euphrosyne dolphin LR/cd
Striped dolphin LR/cd
32.  Stenella longirostris Long-beaked dolphin LR/cd
Long-snouted dolphin LR/cd
Spinner dolphin LR/cd
33.  Steno bredanensis Rough-toothed dolphin DD
34.  Tasmacetus shepherdi Shepherd's beaked whale DD
Tasman whale DD
35.  Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's beaked whale DD
Goose-beaked whale DD
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