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Hemanthias signifer

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES SERRANIDAE

Scientific Name: Hemanthias signifer
Species Authority: Garman 1899
Common Name/s:
English – Damsel bass, Hookthroat bass, Splittail bass
French – Barbier doncella
Spanish – Cabrilla doncella
Synonym/s:
Centristhmus signifer Garman 1899
Hemanthias delsolari Chirichigno F. 1974
Hemanthias peruanus non Steindachner 1874

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Smith-Vaniz, B, Robertson, R., Dominici-Arosemena, A., Molina, H., Salas, E., Guzman-Mora, A.G.
Reviewer/s: Carpenter, K., Polidoro, B., Livingstone, S. (Global Marine Species Assessment Team)
Justification:
This species is widespread in the Eastern Pacific, and is found in deeper waters. There are no major threats known, and no current indication of widespread population decline. It is listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is endemic to the Eastern Pacific and is found from southern California and the Gulf of California to northern Peru, including Malpelo Island.
Countries:
Native:
Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; United States
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Pacific – southeast;  Pacific – eastern central
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Population [top]

Population: There is no population information available for this species.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This is a demersal species that inhabits rocky reef areas from 25 to 305m. It probably forms schools, and lives near the bottom in deep waters (Heemstra 1995).
Systems: Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There are no major threats known for this species. This species is of minor commercial importance (Heemstra, 1995).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: There are no known species specific conservation measures. However, this species' distribution includes a number of Marine Protected Areas in the Eastern Pacific region.
Citation: Smith-Vaniz, B, Robertson, R., Dominici-Arosemena, A., Molina, H., Salas, E., Guzman-Mora, A.G. 2010. Hemanthias signifer. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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