Rajella barnardi
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | CHONDRICHTHYES | RAJIFORMES | RAJIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Rajella barnardi | |||
| Species Authority: | (Norman, 1935) | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Taxonomic Notes: | Described by Hulley (1970) as R. confundens, this is a junior synonym of R. barnardi (L. Compagno pers. comm. 2003). | |||
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s: | Smale, M.J. |
| Reviewer/s: | Cavanagh, R.D., Kyne, P.M. & Fowler, S.L. (Shark Red List Authority) |
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Justification: An African endemic, the wide depth range (approximately 100 to 800 m) and wide distribution (west coast of Africa) of this species suggest that it is not yet threatened by commercial trawling off Southern Africa, hence the present assessment of Least Concern. However, there is concern regarding the impact on its population by European Union trawl fisheries off the west coast of Africa and this should be monitored by onboard observers. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Widely distributed along the west coast of Africa, it occurs in concentrations in some areas such as between Port Noloth and Lambert?s Bay and off Doring Bay. Recorded from along the entire coast of Namibia in 102 to 809 m. It ranges southwards to east of Cape Point, but few detailed South Africa records, in 350 to 500 m, and a few recorded from much deeper (Compagno et al. 1991). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Equatorial Guinea; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Mauritania; Morocco; Namibia; Senegal; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Western Sahara
Presence uncertain:
Angola; Benin; Cameroon; Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Gabon; Liberia; Nigeria; Togo
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Atlantic – eastern central; Atlantic – southeast
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| Range Map: |
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Population [top]
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | A deep shelf to slope species, very little known about its biology. In Namibia recorded from 102 to 809 m, and in South Africa there are few detailed records in 350 to 500 m, and a few recorded from much deeper (Compagno et al. 1991). |
| Systems: | Marine |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | Potentially threatened by likely increasing deeper water trawling pressure in the future. Possible concern regarding European Union (EU) factory trawling off West Africa although no data is currently available. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | Recommendations: data needs to be collected by onboard observers on the EU vessels fishing off the west coast of Africa. |
Bibliography [top]
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Compagno, L.J.V., Ebert, D.A. and Cowley, P.D. 1991. Distribution of offshore demersal cartilaginous fishes (Class Chondrichthyes) of the west coast of southern Africa, with notes on their systematics. South African Journal of Marine Science 11:43-139. Hulley, P.A. 1988. Family No. 25 Rajidae. In: Smiths? Sea Fishes 1st edition. Southern Book Publishers, Johannesburg. IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. Specialist Group website. Available at: http://www.iucnssg.org/. |
| Citation: | Smale, M.J. 2004. Rajella barnardi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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