| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | ACANTHURIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Prionurus laticlavius | |||||||||
| Species Authority: | (Valenciennes, 1846) | |||||||||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Naseus laticlavius Valenciennes, 1846
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| Taxonomic Notes: | This species is closely related to Prionurus punctatus, and genetic and morphological studies are required to confirm the taxonomic status of these two species. | |||||||||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2010 |
| Assessor/s: | Allen, G., Robertson, R., Lea, B., Rivera, F., Zapata, F., Merlen, G., Edgar, G. |
| 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 is relatively common throughout its range. There are no known major threats to 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 primarily found from Costa Rica to Ecuador, including the Galapagos, Cocos, and Malpelo Islands. This species can also be found at the mouth of the Gulf of California, and around the Revillagigedo Islands. However, futher genetic studies are required to identify potential taxonomic differences or similarities between spotted and unspotted individuals, as the current distribution is based on those with a lack of spots. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – southeast
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| Population: |
This species is extremely abudant in southern part of its range, but is considered uncommon in the northern part. In the Galapagos archipelago, studies of this species reported a mean density of 118.6 individuals per 500 m2 (Edgar et al. 2004). In the Gulf of Papagayo, Costa Rica, this species had a mean density of 0.03 (±0.22) individuals per m2 (Dominici-Arosemena et al. 2005). In Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, this species had a density of 0.000 (±0.0020 individuals per m2, with a relative abundance of 0.011% (Figueroa 2001). |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This reef-associated species inhabits shallow waters, forms big schools (Krupp 1995), and generally inhabits rocky areas (Jiménez Prado and Béarez 2004). It is herbivorous and feeds in schools on algae attached to rocks or corals (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). |
| 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. However, this species' distribution falls partially into a number of Marine Protected Areas in the Eastern Pacific region (WDPA 2006). |
| Citation: | Allen, G., Robertson, R., Lea, B., Rivera, F., Zapata, F., Merlen, G., Edgar, G. 2010. Prionurus laticlavius. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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