11% of Indian sharks, rays and chimaeras face high risk of extinction, finds IUCN assessment Updated: Updated: December 18, 2020 19:23 IST Significant change recorded since the 2014 assessment of this group of marine fishes, note ZSI experts Share Article This image provided by NOAA shows a deep-sea Chimaera. File | Photo Credit: AP Significant change recorded since the 2014 assessment of this group of marine fishes, note ZSI experts A recent assessment of sharks, rays and chimaeras by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Shark Specialist Group in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) has revealed that of the 170 species found across the oceans of the country, 19 (about 11%) are facing high risk of extinction.