Due to the detailed issues involved in maintaining this list, such as constant additions (and on occasion the most hoped for removal) of species and revisions in nomenclature and classification of risk, it is a perpetual work in progress. Together, let’s bring a positive future for these fish and reverse the growth of this list!

For the current CARES Priority List please see CARES Species Search

CARES Coordinators
CARES Risk Classifications
CARES Authorities

A CARES note:

Before you embark on the CARES Preservation Program, as responsible aquarists it is essential that you familiarize yourself with U.S. federal and state wildlife laws or those of your country of residence.

The CARES Preservation Program strives to recognize only those fish that are within the bounds of domestic laws. CARES does not endorse in any way the maintenance of fish that are not within the laws of your particular state. It is your
responsibility to know these laws.