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Monolene dubiosa

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PLEURONECTIFORMES BOTHIDAE

Scientific Name: Monolene dubiosa
Species Authority: Garman 1899
Common Name/s:
English – Acapulco Flounder
French – Monolène D'acapulco
Spanish – Lenguado Acapulqueño, Lenguado De Acapulco
Taxonomic Notes: This species could be a synonym of Monolene asaedai.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Nielsen, J.G., Munroe, T., Tyler, J.
Reviewer/s: Carpenter, K., Polidoro, B., Livingstone, S. (Global Marine Species Assessment Team)
Justification:
This species has a widespread distribution in the tropical eastern Pacific and is found on the outer continental shelf to 258m. It has no major threats and may be found in some Marine Protected Areas. Therefore, this species is listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This tropical eastern Pacific species is found from southern Baja California and the southeastern Gulf of California, to Panama.
Countries:
Native:
Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Pacific – eastern central
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Population [top]

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species lives on deep sandy and muddy substrata, feeds on mobile invertebrates and fishes, and has pelagic eggs and larvae (Hensley 1995). It has been recorded from a depth range of 90-258m.
Systems: Marine

Threats [top]

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

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: There are no species specific conservation measures. However, this species' distribution may fall into some Marine Protected Areas in the tropical eastern Pacific region. More information about the population structure for this species is needed.
Citation: Nielsen, J.G., Munroe, T., Tyler, J. 2010. Monolene dubiosa. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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