Salarias sinuosus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	BLENNIIDAE

Scientific Name:

Salarias sinuosus

Species Authority:

Snyder, 1908

Common Name/s:

English

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Fringelip Blenny

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Chao, N.L., McEachran, J., Patzner, R.A. & Williams, J.
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. & Livingston, F.
Justification: The Fringelip Blenny (Salarius sinuosus) has been assessed as Least Concern. This species has a broad distribution throughout the Indo-pacific region in which it not known to face any major threats at the present time.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The Fringelip Blenny (Salarias sinuosus) is found from Pinda Island to Delgado Bay, Mozambique to the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean and in the western Pacific it is found from Japan to Australia and has recently been reported from Tonga.
Countries:	Native: Australia; China; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Mozambique; Seychelles; Tonga; Viet Nam
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Indian Ocean – western; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – southwest; Pacific – western central
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no population information available for the Fringelip Blenny.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The Fringelip Blenny is found in tidepools and around rocky shores and coral reefs down to 5 m.
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known major threat processes impacting the Fringelip Blenny.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known major threat processes impacting the Fringelip Blenny.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for the Fringelip Blenny, however, it may occur in several marine protected areas within its range.

Conservation Actions:

There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for the Fringelip Blenny, however, it may occur in several marine protected areas within its range.

Citation:	Chao, N.L., McEachran, J., Patzner, R.A. & Williams, J. 2010. Salarias sinuosus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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