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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Actinopterygii	Gadiformes	Moridae

Scientific Name:	Physiculus helenaensis
Species Authority:	Paulin, 1989
Common Name(s): English – Skulpin, St Helena mora

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2015
Date Assessed:	2015-02-02
Assessor(s):	Iwamoto, T.
Reviewer(s):	Carpenter, K.E., Polidoro, B. & Soto, S.
Justification: Physiculus helenaensis has been found in South Atlantic Ocean off St Helena. There is little known about this species population, habitats and ecology. This species is often not targeted by commercial fishing but can be caught in trawls and longline gear. It is assessed as Data Deficient.
Previously published Red List assessments:	1996 – Critically Endangered (CR) Download assessment

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Physiculus helenaensis has been found in South Atlantic Ocean off St. Helena (Iwamoto pers. comm. 2013 ).
Countries occurrence:	Native: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena (main island))
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Atlantic – southeast
Additional data:	♦ Lower depth limit (metres): 3000 ♦ Upper depth limit (metres): 40
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no information about the population.
Current Population Trend:	Unknown
Additional data:

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The longest recorded specimen is 25 cm. Species in this family eat bottom invertebrates, swimming crustaceans, small cephalopods and small fish (Iwamoto in press).
Systems:	Marine

Use and Trade [top]

Use and Trade:

This species is often not targeted by commercial fishing but can be caught in trawls and longline gear.

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

This species can be caught as bycatch in trawls and longline gear.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

There are no species-specific conservation efforts in place.