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Dolichopteryx anascopa

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII OSMERIFORMES OPISTHOPROCTIDAE

Scientific Name: Dolichopteryx anascopa
Species Authority: Brauer, 1901

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Hartel, K.
Reviewer/s: Collen, B., Richman, N., Beresford, A., Chenery, A. & Ram, M.
Contributor/s: De Silva, R., Milligan, H., Lutz, M., Batchelor, A., Jopling, B., Kemp, K., Lewis, S., Lintott, P., Sears, J., Wilson, P. & Smith, J. and Livingston, F.
Justification:
Dolichopteryx anascopa is known only from a unique holotype of a juvenile, therefore an assessment of Data Deficient has been made. Further research on the ecology, potential threats and distribution of this species is needed before a more accurate assessment of conservation status can be made.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known only from the holotype, a damaged juvenile specimen (Fukui and Kitagawa 2006) collected in sub-Antarctic waters in the southeast Pacific.
Countries:
Native:
Chile
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Pacific – southeast
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Population [top]

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species is bathypelagic. It is known only from the holotype which was captured at a bottom depth of 2,400 m. Examinations of other species in this genus suggest that Dolichopteryx spawn iteratively during spawning season (Fukui and Kitagawa 2006).
Systems: Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): It is not known if this species is being impacted by any major threats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species.

Further research is needed on the distribution and ecology of this species.
Citation: Hartel, K. 2010. Dolichopteryx anascopa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 June 2013.
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