| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | SERRANIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Hyporthodus perplexus | |||||||||
| Species Authority: | (Randall, Hoese & Last, 1991) | |||||||||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Epinephelus perplexus Randall, Hoese & Last, 1991
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| Taxonomic Notes: | A recent publication changed the generic name of this species to Hyporthodus (Craig and Hastings 2007) and a change of family name to Epinephelidae (Smith and Craig 2007). | |||||||||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2008 |
| Assessor/s: | Rhodes, K., Heemstra, P.C., Russell, B. & Pollard, D. |
| Reviewer/s: | Sadovy, Y. & Moss, K. (Grouper and Wrasse Red List Authority) |
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Justification: Hyporthodus perplexus is known only from the holotype, which was taken in deep water. The species may have a wider distributional range, but presently nothing is known of the population or the biology of this species. Further assessments are suggested as data become available. |
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| Range Description: | Hyporthodus perplexus is known only from the holotype taken from Cape Moreton, southern Queensland, Australia. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Australia
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Pacific – southwest
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| Population: | Hyporthodus perplexus has an unknown population abundance. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Hyporthodus perplexus is known only from the holotype collected by the FIV 'Endeavour'. Collected between 129 to 137 m. The absence of additional specimens may indicate that this species normally inhabits deeper waters. The size of the holotype specimen is 465 mm SL/565 mm TL. |
| Systems: | Marine |
| Major Threat(s): | Hyporthodus perplexus is apparently a rare, deepwater species. No current known threats. It is not part of any known fishery. Possible limited distribution. |
| Conservation Actions: | No conservation measures are in place for Hyporthodus perplexus. |
| Citation: | Rhodes, K., Heemstra, P.C., Russell, B. & Pollard, D. 2008. Hyporthodus perplexus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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