Dataset for Vardakas et al. 2025 Global patterns and drivers of freshwater fish extinctions: can we learn from our losses?

DESCRIPTION:This dataset contains information on freshwater fish species that have been declared extinct or extirpated from the wild. The data includes taxonomic classification, biogeographic distribution, extinction-related factors, ecological traits, and biological attributes.This dataset supports the findings of the research article:"Global patterns and drivers of freshwater fish extinctions: can we learn from our loses", Vardakas L., Perdikaris C., Freyhof J., Zimmerman B., Ford M., Vlachopoulos K., Koutsikos N., Karaouzas I., Chamoglou M., Kalogianni E., 2025, Global Change Biology. CONTACT:[Leonidas Vardakas][HCMR-Institute of Biological Resources and Inland Waters][[e-mail]]