Mycteroperca xenarcha

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	SERRANIDAE

Scientific Name:

Mycteroperca xenarcha

Species Authority:

Jordan, 1888

Common Name/s:

English	–	Broomtail Grouper, Broom-tail Grouper, Mangrove Grouper
French	–	Badeche Balai, Merou Genet-queue
Spanish	–	Cabrilla, Carbilla Plomuda, Cherna, Cola De Retama, Garropa Jaspeada, Mero Brujo, Mero Cola De Retama, Mero Negro

Synonym/s:

Mycteroperca boulengeri Jordan & Starks, 1895

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2008
Assessor/s:	Craig, M.T., Choat, J.H., Ferreira, B., Bertoncini, A.A., Rocha, L. & Heemstra, P.C.
Reviewer/s:	Sadovy, Y. & Moss, K. (Grouper and Wrasse Red List Authority)
Justification: Mycteroperca xenarcha is a widespread but poorly known species. Although more information is needed, it is unlikely to be declining at a significant rate, and so it is not currently believe to be threatened. The species is therefore listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Mycteroperca xenarcha is found within the eastern central Pacific and ranges from San Francisco Bay, California (USA) to southern Peru. The holotype was reported from the Galápagos Islands and this is the only record from there; it is more than likely that the specimen has been mislabeled and is probably actually from Peru (Rosenblatt and Zahuranec 1967).
Countries:	Native: Chile; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; United States
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Pacific – southeast; Pacific – eastern central
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Population [top]

Population:	Mycteroperca xenarcha is abundant in a portion of its range (southern Baja California). There is only one record from San Francisco, USA. Surveys with fishermen indicated that this species was once more abundant in Mexico.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Mycteroperca xenarcha is a demersal species that occurs from mangrove areas to over hard bottom of the continental shelf and the slope. According to Thomson et al. (1979), this species prefers mangrove estuaries. Adults and juveniles occur in shallow water with adults found to depths of 60 m.
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The fishery is not a major threat, but Mycteroperca xenarcha is incidentally caught. Perhaps the major threat to the species is loss of habitat (mangrove habitat) from infrastructure development for housing and tourism.

Major Threat(s):

The fishery is not a major threat, but Mycteroperca xenarcha is incidentally caught. Perhaps the major threat to the species is loss of habitat (mangrove habitat) from infrastructure development for housing and tourism.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Mycteroperca xenarcha is a fully protected species in California and presumably occurs in protected areas within other parts of its range.

Conservation Actions:

Mycteroperca xenarcha is a fully protected species in California and presumably occurs in protected areas within other parts of its range.

Citation:	Craig, M.T., Choat, J.H., Ferreira, B., Bertoncini, A.A., Rocha, L. & Heemstra, P.C. 2008. Mycteroperca xenarcha. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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