Brazil is the country with the largest number of fish species under threat of extinction in Latin America and the Caribbean. As of 2023, the IUCN Red List registered a total of 420 threatened fish species in Brazil. Mexico ranked in second place, with 306 fish species under threat, followed by Colombia, with 192.
Countries with the highest number of threatened fish species on the IUCN Red List in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023
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IUCN. (December 11, 2023). Countries with the highest number of threatened fish species on the IUCN Red List in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/978626/countries-highest-number-threatened-fish-species-latin-america/
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Countries with the highest number of threatened fish species on the IUCN Red List in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023 [Graph], IUCN, December 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/978626/countries-highest-number-threatened-fish-species-latin-america/
