Pseudotolithus senegalensis
ENEndangered

Pseudotolithus senegalensis

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

25

Countries

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01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

ACTINOPTERYGII

Order

PERCIFORMES

Family

SCIAENIDAE

Genus

Pseudotolithus

Pseudotolithus senegalensis belongs to the family SCIAENIDAE, order PERCIFORMES, within the ACTINOPTERYGII class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Rocky areasMajor
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Endangered

Assessed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Domestic & urban waste water

Ongoing

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Garbage & solid waste

Ongoing

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Oil & gas drilling

Ongoing

Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Species recovery
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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Pseudotolithus senegalensis (Pseudotolithus senegalensis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/ladyfish

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