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Lepophidium negropinna

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII OPHIDIIFORMES OPHIDIIDAE

Scientific Name: Lepophidium negropinna
Species Authority: Hildebrand & Barton, 1949
Common Name/s:
English – Specklefin cusk eel
Spanish – Congrioperla pintada, Culona

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Lea, B., Béarez, P., McCosker, J.
Reviewer/s: Carpenter, K., Polidoro, B., Livingstone, S. (Global Marine Species Assessment Team)
Justification:
This species is widespread in the Eastern Pacific, and is common throughout its range. There are no known major threats to this species, and no current indication of population decline from commercial fisheries. It is listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is endemic to the Eastern Pacific. It has a disjunct distribution, as it is found from central Baja California and the Gulf of California to Nayarit, Mexico and from Costa Rica to northern Peru.
Countries:
Native:
Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Mexico; Panama; Peru
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Pacific – eastern central;  Pacific – southeast
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Population [top]

Population: There is no population information available for this species, although it is considered to be common throughout its range (Nielsen et al. 1999).
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This demersal species inhabits soft substrate.
Systems: Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There are no major threats known for this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: There are no known conservation measures for this species. However, this species distribution falls partially into a number of Marine Protected Areas (WDPA 2006).
Citation: Lea, B., Béarez, P., McCosker, J. 2010. Lepophidium negropinna. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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