Pursuant to section 19 of the Exclusive Economic Zone
and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012,
the Minister of Conservation declares the following marine species to be "threatened" or "at-risk" (having already
been classified accordingly in the New Zealand Threat Classification List) as specified in the list printed below:
Note: Some organisms have not yet been fully described
and a collection number related to where the specimen is held is listed with the species as a reference.
Species with the collection number prefixed by "M" are in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington.
Those prefixed by "A" are in the collection of the Auckland Institute and Museum.
Those prefixed by "NZOI" are in the collection of the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington.
(1) Threatened Species
Marine Mammals
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni/brydei sp.)
Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori hectori)
Killer whale (Orcinus orca)
Maui's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui)
New Zealand sealion (Phocarctos hookeri)
Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)
Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
Seabirds
Auckland Island shag (Leucocarbo colensoi)
Black petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
Black-billed gull (Larus bulleri)
Black-fronted tern (Chlidonias albostriatus)
Bounty Island shag (Leucocarbo ranfurlyi)
Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Chatham Island petrel (Pterodroma axillaris)
Chatham Island shag (Leucocarbo onslowi)
Chatham Island taiko (Pterodroma magentae)
Codfish Island South Georgian diving petrel
(Pelecanoides georgicus "Codfish Island")
Eastern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes filholi)
Fiordland crested penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus)
Gibson's wandering albatross (Diomedea antipodensis gibsonii)
Grey-headed mollymawk (Thalassarche chrysostoma)
Kermadec white-faced storm petrel (Pelagodroma albiclunis)
King shag (Leucocarbo carunculatus)
Masked (blue-faced) booby (Sula dactylatra fullageri)
New Zealand fairy tern (Sternula nereis davisae)
Pied shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius)
Pitt Island shag (Stictocarbo featherstoni)
Red-billed gull (Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus)
Red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
Salvin's mollymawk (Thalassarche salvini)
Southern white-fronted tern (Sterna striata aucklandorna)
Stewart Island shag (Leucocarbo chalconotus)
White tern (Gygis alba royana)
White-bellied storm petrel (Fregetta grallaria grallaria)
White-flippered blue penguin (Eudyptula minor albosignata)
Yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
Marine Invertebrates
Bamboo coral (Chathamisis bayeri)
Bamboo coral (Circinisis circinata)
Bamboo coral (Echinisis spp.)
Bamboo coral (Mopsea elongata)
Bamboo coral (Peltastisis spp.)
Bamboo coral (Primnoisis spp.)
Barnacle (Chionelasmus crosnieri)
Barnacle (Idioibla idiotica)
Barnacle (Volcanolepas osheai)
Bryozoan (Steginoporella perplexa)
Bubblegum coral (Paragorgia alisonae)
Bubblegum coral (Paragorgia aotearoa)
Bubblegum coral (Paragorgia wahine)
Bubblegum coral (Sibogagorgia dennisgordoni)
Coral (Madrepora oculata)
Cyclostome bryozoan (Calvetia osheai)
Cyclostome bryozoan (Spiritopora perplexa)
Giant seep clam (Calyptogena spp.)
Gorgonian (Iridogorgia spp.)
Gorgonian (Metallogorgia)
Gravel maggot (Smeagol climoi)
Gravel maggot (Smeagol manneringi)
Hermit Crab (Cancellus laticoxa)
Lamp shell (Pumilus antiquatus)
Northern chitinous barnacle (Chitinolepas spiritsensis)
Octopus (Cirroctopus hochbergi)
Octopus (Opisthoteuthis chathamensis)
Octopus (Opisthoteuthis mero)
Octopus (Octopus kaharoa)
Polychaete worm (Boccardiella magniovata)
Polychaete worm (Spio aequalis)
Polychaete worm Squid (Idioteuthis cordiformis)
Stony coral (Enallopsammia cf. maranzelleri)
Macroalgae
Red seaweed - Bangiales (Dione arcuata)
(2) At-Risk Species
Seabirds
Antarctic prion (Pachyptila desolata)
Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata bethunei)
Antipodean wandering albatross (Diomedea antipodensis antipodensis)
Black shag (Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae)
Broad-billed prion (Pachyptila vittata)
Brown skua (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi)
Buller's mollymawk (Thalassarche bulleri)
Buller's shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
Campbell Island mollymawk (Thalassarche impavida)
Campbell Island shag (Leucocarbo campbelli)
Chatham fulmar prion (Pachyptila crassirostris pyramidalis)
Chatham Island blue penguin (Eudyptula minor chathamensis)
Chatham Island mollymawk (Thalassarche eremita)
Cook's petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri)
Fairy prion (Pachyptila turtur)
Flesh-footed shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)
Fluttering shearwater (Puffinus gavia)
Fulmar prion (Pachyptila crassirostris crassirostris)
Grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea)
Grey ternlet (Procelsterna cerulea albivittata)
Grey-backed storm petrel (Garrodia nereis)
Hutton's shearwater (Puffinus huttoni)
Kermadec little shearwater (Puffinus assimilis kermadecensis)
Kermadec petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
Lesser fulmar prion (Pachyptila crassirostris flemingi)
Light-mantled sooty albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata)
Little black shag (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)
Little shag (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos brevirostris)
Mottled petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
New Zealand sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscata kermadeci)
New Zealand white-faced storm petrel (Pelagodroma marina maoriana)
North Island little shearwater (Puffinus assimilis haurakiensis)
Northern blue penguin (Eudyptula minor iredalei)
Northern diving petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix urinatrix)
Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli)
Northern royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora sanfordi)
Pacific mollymawk (northern Buller's) (Thalassarche nov. sp.)
Pycroft's petrel (Pterodroma pycrofti)
Snares Cape pigeon (Daption capense australe)
Snares crested penguin (Eudyptes robustus)
Sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
Southern blue penguin (Eudyptula minor minor)
Southern diving petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix chathamensis)
Southern royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora epomophora)
Subantarctic little shearwater (Puffinus elegans)
Wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
Westland petrel (Procellaria westlandica)
White-capped mollymawk (Thalassarche steadi)
White-capped noddy (Anous tenuirostris minutus)
White-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)
White-fronted tern (Sterna striata striata)
White-naped petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
Marine Invertebrates
Bamboo coral (Acanella spp.)
Bamboo coral (Keratoisis spp.)
Bamboo coral (Lepidisis spp.)
Bamboo coral (Minuisis spp.)
Bamboo coral (Sclerisis sp.)
Basket starfish (Gorgonocephalus dolichodactylus)
Black coral (Antipathella fiordensis)
Black coral (Antipathes n. sp.)
Black coral (Lillipathes lilliei)
Bubblegum coral (Paragorgia arborea)
Bubblegum coral (Paragorgia kaupeka)
Bubblegum coral (Paragorgia maunga)
Bubblegum coral (Paragorgia whero)
Bubblegum coral (Sibogagorgia tautahi)
Caddisfly (Philanisus fasciatus)
Chiton (Chiton themeropis)
Chiton (Leptochiton norfolcensis subtropicalis)
Chiton (Onithochiton oliveri)
Chiton (Rhyssoplax exasperata)
Chiton (Tegulaplax sp. (NZOI TAN107.235))
Clam (Abra sp. (M.225609))
Clam (Benthocardiella obliquata bountyensis)
Clam (Benthocardiella sp. 1 (M.148673))
Clam (Benthocardiella sp. 2 (M.148674))
Clam (Benthocardiella sp. 3 (M.148675))
Clam (Benthocardiella sp. 4 (M.148676))
Clam (Carditella sp. (M.20766))
Clam (Conchocele sp. (M.28418))
Clam (Condylocuna sp. 3 (M.144652))
Clam (Condylocuna sp. 4 (M.144656))
Clam (Condylocuna sp. 5 (M.144657))
Clam (Condylocuna sp. 6 (M.144658))
Clam (Dilemma inexpectatum)
Clam (Cyamiomactra sp. 4 (M.60854))
Clam (Cyamiomactra sp. 1 (M.33947))
Clam (Grippina acherontis)
Clam (Hamacuna sp. A (M.143347))
Clam (Hamacuna sp. B (M.149015))
Clam (Hunkydora rakiura)
Clam (Kidderia sp. 4 (M.134975))
Clam (Lutraria bruuni)
Clam (Meiocardia sp. (NZOI T256))
Clam (Mysella sp. 1 (M.51502))
Clam (Mysella tellinula)
Clam (Oxyperas belliana)
Clam (Pectunculina sp. (M.225313))
Clam (Perrierina sp. (M.96189))
Clam (Pleuromeris sp. (M.148741))
Clam (Pronucula kermadecensis)
Clam (Purpurocardia reinga)
Clam (Solecurtus sp. (M.225439))
Clam (Spondylus raoulensis)
Clam (Talabrica sp. (M.137651))
Coral (Balanophyllia chnous)
Coral (Coenocyathus brooki)
Coral (Falcatoflabellum raoulensis)
Coral (Oculina virgosa)
Coral (Sphenotrochus squiresi)
Crab (Elamena momona)
Crab (Gandalfus puia)
Crab (Halimena aotearoa)
Crab (Leptomithrax tuberculatus mortenseni)
Crab (Mursia microspina)
Crab (Notopoides latus)
Crab (Xenograpsus ngatama)
Giant seep mussel (Bathymodiolus tangaroa)
Giant vent mussel (Gigantidas gladius)
Hydroid (Crateritheca novaezelandiae)
Hydroid (Gonaxia sp. (NZOI))
Hydroid (Nemertesia elongata)
King crab (Paralomis hirtella)
Limpet (Cellana flava)
Limpet (Cellana craticulatus)
Limpet (Cellana strigilis bollonsi)
Limpet (Cellana strigilis flemingi)
Limpet (Cellana strigilis oliveri)
Limpet (Clathrosepta sp. (NZOI U608))
Limpet (Cornisepta festiva)
Limpet (Cranopsis sp. (NZOI TAN107.323))
Limpet (Diodora bollonsi)
Limpet (Fissurellidae sp. (M.118002))
Limpet (Fissurisepta manawatawhia)
Limpet (Fissurisepta sp. (M.138467))
Limpet (Kaiparapelta sp. (M.137534))
Limpet (Patella kermadecensis)
Limpet (Patinigera terroris)
Limpet (Profundisepta sp. 4 (M.148575))
Limpet (Profundisepta sp. 5 (M.138462))
Limpet (Puncturella sp. (NZOI U601))
Limpet (Rimulanax sp. (M.225598))
Limpet (Tugali sp. (M.36012))
Monoplacophoran limpet (Micropilina rakiura)
Monoplacophoran limpet (Micropilina tangaroa)
Monoplacophoran limpet (Rokopella capulus)
Mussel (Amygdalum sp. (M.147338))
Mussel (Pteria avicula)
Mussel (Pteria sp. (M.158247))
Pin-cushion star (Eurygonias hyalacanthus)
Precious coral (Corallium spp.)
Red coral (Errina spp.)
Scallop (Cyclochlamys pileolus)
Scallop (Cyclopecten fluctuosus)
Scallop (Cyclopecten horridus)
Scallop (Ciclopecten fluctuatus)
Scarlet Alcyonidium (Alcyonidium n. sp. 1)
Seep limpet (Lepetopsidae sp.)
Snail (Alvania kermadecensis)
Snail (Amaea sp. (NZOI TAN107.233))
Snail (Anabathron sp. aff. ovatus)
Snail (Ancistrobasis sp. (NZOI TAN107.232))
Snail (Annulobalcis marshalli)
Snail (Archiminolia dawsoni)
Snail (Archiminolia hurleyi)
Snail (Archiminolia tenuiseptum)
Snail (Argalista sp. 2 (M.148551))
Snail (Argalista sp. 3 (M.148552))
Snail (Asterophila sp.)
Snail (Bathyfautor rapuhia)
Snail (Bathymophila valentia)
Snail (Brookula stibarochila)
Snail (Caecum maori)
Snail (Calliostoma antipodense)
Snail (Calliostoma benthicola)
Snail (Calliostoma consobrinum)
Snail (Calliostoma eminens)
Snail (Calliostoma gendalli)
Snail (Calliostoma gibbsorum)
Snail (Calliostoma jamiesoni)
Snail (Calliostoma peregrinum)
Snail (Calliostoma sp. (NZOI TAN107.233))
Snail (Calliostoma turnerarum)
Snail (Calliostoma xanthos)
Snail (Calliotropis crystalophorus)
Snail (Calliotropis sp. 9 (M.152747))
Snail (Calliotropis sp. (M.152735))
Snail (Cantharidus burchorum)
Snail (Cantrainea sp. A (NZOI TAN107.323))
Snail (Cantrainea sp. B (NZOI TAN107.323))
Snail (Cantrainea sp. C (NZOI TAN107.235))
Snail (Carinastele coronata)
Snail (Carinastele jugosa)
Snail (Carinastele kristelleae)
Snail (Cirsonella laxa)
Snail (Cirsonella maoria)
Snail (Cirsonella paradoxa)
Snail (Clanculus atypicus)
Snail (Crosseola favosa)
Snail (Crosseola intertexta)
Snail (Danilia sp. (NZOI U599))
Snail (Discotectonica acutissima)
Snail (Eatoniella iredalei)
Snail (Fautrix candida)
Snail (Fictonoba oliveri)
Snail (Fuscapex ophioacanthicola)
Snail (Fusceulima goodingi)
Snail (Granata sp. (M.148566))
Snail (Graphis sculpturata)
Snail (Haloceras sp. 1 (NZOI U573))
Snail (Haloceras sp. 2 (M.147782))
Snail (Haloceras sp. 3 (NZOI P941))
Snail (Herpetopoma pruinosa)
Snail (Herpetopoma sp. (NZOI TAN107.233))
Snail (Laevilitorina antipodum)
Snail (Laevilitorina bifasciata)
Snail (Laevilitorina delli)
Snail (Leptothyra benthicola)
Snail (Leptothyra kermadecensis)
Snail (Lissotesta conoidea)
Snail (Margarella antipoda hinemoa)
Snail (Margarella sp. 1 (M.59506))
Snail (Margarella sp. 2 (M.131607))
Snail (Melanella kermadecensis)
Snail (Melanella luminosa)
Snail (Melanella perplexa)
Snail (Melanella spinosa)
Snail (Merelina sp. 5 (M.148669))
Snail (Merelina sp. 6 (M.148670))
Snail (Merelina sp. 7 (M.148671))
Snail (Merelina sp. 8 (M.148668))
Snail (Metaxia kermadecensis)
Snail (Micrelenchus festivus)
Snail (Monilea incerta)
Snail (Munditia anomala)
Snail (Munditia aupouria)
Snail (Munditia delicatula)
Snail (Munditia echinata)
Snail (Munditia manawatawhia)
Snail (Munditia suteri)
Snail (Niso sp. (NZOI TAN107.225))
Snail (Ophieulima fuscoapicata)
Snail (Philorene texturata)
Snail (Punctifera ophiomoerae)
Snail (Pusillina wallacei)
Snail (Pyramidelloides suteri)
Snail (Rastodens electra)
Snail (Ruapukea carolus)
Snail (Scissurella fairchildi)
Snail (Selastele kopua)
Snail (Selastele limatulum)
Snail (Selastele onustum)
Snail (Serrata raoulica)
Snail (Serrata sp. 1 (M.227078))
Snail (Sinezona pacifica)
Snail (Skeneoides sp. 4 (M.148557))
Snail (Solariella sp. A (NZOI TAN107.233))
Snail (Solariella sp. B (NZOI TAN107.225))
Snail (Solariella sp. C (NZOI W672))
Snail (Solatisonax aff. alleryi)
Snail (Stilapex sp. (M.232084)
Snail (Stilifer sp. (M.150057))
Snail (Stomatella oliveri)
Snail (Sundaya exquisita)
Snail (Suterilla imperforata)
Snail (Tectus royanus)
Snail (Thoristella polychroma)
Snail (Thysanodonta sp. (M.152736))
Snail (Zafra fuscolineata)
Snail (Zafra kermadecensis)
Snail (Zygoceras tropidophora)
Sponge (Lissodendoryx sp. (yellow slimy))
Vent limpet (Olgasolaris sp. (NZOI TAN107.228))
Vent limpet (Peltospiridae sp. A (NZOI Z9504))
Vent limpet (Peltospiridae sp. B (NZOI Z9504))
Vent limpet (Peltospiridae sp. C (NZOI Z9504))
Vent shrimp (Alvinocaris alexander)
Vent shrimp (Alvinocaris longirostris)
Vent shrimp (Alvinocaris niwa)
Vent shrimp (Lebbeus wera)
Vent shrimp (Nautilocaris saintlaurentae)
Volute (Alcithoe benthicola)
Volute (Alcithoe davegibbsi)
Volute (Alcithoe fissurata)
Volute (Alcithoe larochei)
Whelk (Bellomitra sp. (NZOI TAN107.127))
Whelk (Cominella quoyana griseicalx)
Whelk (Cominella regalis)
Whelk (Eosipho sp. (M.150056))
Whelk (Etrema hedleyi)
Whelk (Hexaplex puniceus)
Whelk (Hirtomurex tangaroa)
Whelk (Iredalea subtropicalis)
Whelk (Kapala sp. (NZOI TAN107.136))
Whelk (Kermia benhami)
Whelk (Lienardia roseocincta)
Whelk (Mitrella sp. A (NZOI TAN107.233))
Whelk (Mitrella sp. B (NZOI TAN107.323))
Whelk (Mitromorpha expeditionis)
Whelk (Nassarius sp. (NZOI TAN107.218))
Whelk (Phymorhynchus sp. (NZOI KAH11.21))
Whelk (Trophon subtropicalis)
Whelk (Turbinellid sp. (NZOI TAN107.134))
Marine Fish
Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
Batfish (Halieutea spp.)
Bellowsfish (Notopogon xenosoma)
Bluefinned butterfish (Odax cyanoallix)
Bramble shark (Echinorhinus brucus)
Brotula/mottled brotula (Bidenichthys consobrinus)
Caramel drummer (Girella fimbriata)
Clingfish (Kopua nuimata)
Dragonette (Foetorepus sp.)
Fiordland brotula (Fiordichthys slartibartfarsti)
Flathead (Bembrops morelandi)
Frill shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus)
Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)
Giant triplefin (Blennodon dorsale)
Goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni)
Goby (Eviota sp.)
Great white shark/white pointer (Carcharodon carcharias)
Gurnard (Lepidotrigla robinsi)
Kermadec demoiselle (Chrysiptera rapanui)
Kermadec scalyfin (Parma kermadecensis)
Kermadec triplefin (Enneapterygius kermadecensis)
Kermadec urchin clingfish (Gobiesocidae spp.)
Lancelet (Epigonichthys hectori)
Long-lined Sculpin (Antipodocottus megalops)
Longtailed rig (Mustelus sp.)
Mandarin dogfish (Cirrhigaleus barbifer)
Messmate (Echiodon neotes)
Messmate (Echiodon pegasus)
Messmate (Echiodon pukaki)
Ocellate Triplefin (Apopterygion oculus)
Pacific sleeper shark (Somniosus antarcticus)
Pearlfish (Pyramodon ventralis)
Pipefish (Stigmatopora argus)
Prickly shark (Echinorhinus cookei)
Round batfish (Halieutaea maoria)
Sargeant bakers (Aulopodidae spp.)
Scorpionfish (Maxillicosta raoulensis)
Sharpnose sevengill shark (Heptranchias perlo)
Sherwood's dogfish (Scymnodalatias sherwoodi)
Sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)
Smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox)
Smooth lantern shark (Etmopterus pusillus)
Sole (Engyprosopon raoulensis)
Southern Sculpin (Antipodocottus galatheae)
Spottail seaperch (Plectranthias maculicauda)
Spotted sole (Aseraggodes bahamondei)
Stargazer (Kathetostoma sp.)
Subantarctic clingfish (Gastrocymba quadriradiata)
Subantarctic triplefin (Tripterygion jenningsi)
Two stripe seaperch (Plectranthias bilaticlavia)
Velvet dogfish (Zameus squamulosus)
Whitetail dogfish (Scymnodalatias albicauda)
Yellow boarfish (Pentaceros decacanthus)
Yellow goby (Priolepis psygmophilia)
Macroalgae
Brown seaweed - Durvilleales (Durvillaea chathamensis)
Brown seaweed - Durvilleales (Durvillaea sp.)
Brown seaweed - Ectocarpales (Chordariopsis capensis)
Brown seaweed - Fucales (Landsburgia ilicifolia)
Brown seaweed - Fucales (Landsburgia myricifolia)
Brown seaweed - Fucales (Marginariella parsonsii)
Brown seaweed - Fucales (Sargassum johnsonii)
Brown seaweed - Laminariales (Lessonia adamsiae)
Brown seaweed - Laminariales (Lessonia brevifolia)
Brown seaweed - Laminariales (Lessonia tholiformis)
Brown seaweed - Sporochnales (Perisporochnus regalis)
Green seaweed - Bryopsidales (Caulerpa racemosa)
Green seaweed - Bryopsidales (Caulerpa sertulariodes)
Green seaweed - Bryopsidales (Caulerpa webbiana)
Green seaweed - Bryopsidales (Codium geppiorum)
Green seaweed - Chlorococcales (Palmophyllum umbracola)
Red seaweed - Bangiales (Dione arcuata)
Red seaweed - Erythropeltidales (Chlidophyllon kaspar)
Red seaweed - Erythropeltidales (Pyrophyllon cameronii)
Red seaweed - Gelidiales ("Gelidium" ceramoides)
Red seaweed - Gelidiales (Gelidium allanii)
Red seaweed - Gelidiales (Gelidium longipes)
Red seaweed - Gelidiales (Pterocladia lindaueri)
Red seaweed - Gigartinales (Gigartina dilatata)
Red seaweed - Gigartinales (Gigartina grandifida)
Red seaweed - Gigartinales (Gigartina sp. (Bounty Is.))
Red seaweed - Gigartinales (Gigartina sp. (Three Kings))
Red seaweed - Gigartinales (Predaea sp.)
Red seaweed - Gigartinales (Sonderopelta coriacea)
Red seaweed - Gracilariales (Curdiea balthazar)
Red seaweed - Nemaliales (Dichotomaria marginata)
Red seaweed - Nemaliales (Galaxaura cohaerens)
Red seaweed - Nemaliales (Galaxaura filamentosa)
Red seaweed - Nemaliales (Galaxaura rugosa)
Red seaweed - Nemaliales (Ganonema farinosa)
Red seaweed - Nemaliales (Tricleocarpa cylindrica)
Red seaweed - Rhodymeniales (Chrysymenia polydactyla)
Dated at Wellington this 1st day of July 2013.
HON NICK SMITH, Minister of Conservation.