| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | SCIAENIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Cynoscion nannus | |||||||||
| Species Authority: | Castro-Aguirre & Arvizu-Martinez, 1976 | |||||||||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2010 |
| Assessor/s: | Chao, L., Espinosa, H., Findley, L., van der Heiden, A. |
| Reviewer/s: | Carpenter, K., Polidoro, B., Livingstone, S. (Global Marine Species Assessment Team) |
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Justification: This species is widespread in the Eastern Pacific, and occurs primarily in deep-water offshore habitat. There are no major threats for this species, and no current indication of population decline. It is listed as Least Concern. |
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| Range Description: | This species is endemic to the Eastern Pacific, and is found from the Gulf of California to Costa Rica. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Pacific – eastern central
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| Population: | No population information is available for this species, however it is assumed that it is moderately common based on research trawling activities in deep water. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This benthopelagic species occurs offshore in deeper waters to depths of 845m. |
| Systems: | Marine |
| Major Threat(s): | There are no major threats known for this species. |
| Conservation Actions: | There are no known conservation measures for this species. |
| Citation: | Chao, L., Espinosa, H., Findley, L., van der Heiden, A. 2010. Cynoscion nannus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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