section_path: Conservation
section_name: Conservation
paragraph_text: Conservation
  
  The 2024 IUCN Red List names 2,168 fish species that are endangered or critically endangered. Included are species such as Atlantic cod, Devil's Hole pupfish, coelacanths, and great white sharks. Because fish live underwater they are more difficult to study than terrestrial animals and plants, and information about fish populations is often lacking. However, freshwater fish seem particularly threatened because they often live in relatively small water bodies. For example, the Devil's Hole pupfish occupies only a single 3 by 6 metres (10 by 20 ft) pool.