The IUCN has declared the first ever marine fish extinct after an assessment led by Charles Darwin University (CDU) experts. In a disheartening discovery, the elusive Java Stingaree (Urolophus ...

In December 2023, scientists declared the Java stingaree (Urolophus javanicus), a species of stingray, extinct. It’s the first marine fish confirmed to have gone extinct due to human actions.