By Mongabay.com What’s new: The number of bony marine fish species at risk of extinction could be five times higher than previously estimated by conservation scientists, a recent study suggests. What the study says: Bony fish, or teleosts, represent some 96% of the world’s marine fish species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the global reference for assessing extinction risks for wildlife species, currently lists around 13,000 species of marine fish. Of these, roughly 5,000 species, or 40%, are listed as data deficient or not evaluated. This means these species don’t have a formal con…