Caulolatilus cyanops

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	MALACANTHIDAE

Scientific Name:

Caulolatilus cyanops

Species Authority:

Poey, 1866

Common Name/s:

English	–	Blackline Tilefish, Ocean Whitefish, Whitey, Whitney
French	–	Tile à Raie Noire
Spanish	–	Blanquilla, Blanquillo, Blanquillo Raya Negra, Domingo, Lismonero, Paleta, Paleta Lista Negra, Tumba

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Acero, A.
Reviewer/s:	Collen, B., Richman, N., Beresford, A., Chenery, A. & Ram, M.
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, H., Lutz, M., Batchelor, A., Jopling, B., Kemp, K., Lewis, S., Lintott, P., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Smith, J. and Livingston, F.
Justification: Caulolatilus cyanops has been assessed as Data Deficient. Despite a sizeable distribution around the western central Atlantic, this species is commercially harvested as a food source. There is no seperate catch statistics available for this species. Further research and monitoring of the population numbers and harvest levels of this species is needed before a more accurate assessment of conservation status can be made.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Caulolatilus cyanops has a distribution range extending from North Carolina, Bermuda and Florida, south to Nicaragua, Colombia and Venezuela including the Lesser Antilles, southern Mexico. This species is probabaly found throughtout the Caribbean (Froese and Pauly 2007).
Countries:	Native: Antigua and Barbuda; Bermuda; Colombia; Cuba; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Grenada; Mexico; Netherlands Antilles; Nicaragua; Puerto Rico; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; United States; Venezuela
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Atlantic – western central; Atlantic – northwest
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Population [top]

Population:	Caulolatilus cyanops is rare off North Carolina (FAO 2002).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The tilefish Caulolatilus cyanops is a demersal species found over sandy, muddy and rubble bottoms. It has a depth range of 45 - 495m but is commonly found between 150 - 250m (FAO 2002). It is also found to be associated with Caulolatilus microps and Caulolatilus chrysops (FAO 2002). It feeds on invertebrates and small fishes.
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is fished commercially using hook-and-line, and by trawls off Columbia and Venezuela. There are no seperate catch statistics for this species.

Major Threat(s):

This species is fished commercially using hook-and-line, and by trawls off Columbia and Venezuela. There are no seperate catch statistics for this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There is no species-specific conservation measures in place for Caulolatilus cyanops. Further research and monitoring of the harvest levels and population numbers of this species is needed.

Conservation Actions:

There is no species-specific conservation measures in place for Caulolatilus cyanops.

Further research and monitoring of the harvest levels and population numbers of this species is needed.

Citation:	Acero, A. 2010. Caulolatilus cyanops. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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