Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Gadiformes | Moridae |
Scientific Name: | Physiculus helenaensis Paulin, 1989 | |||
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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. |
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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 | ||||
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Population: | There is no information about the population. |
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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: | This species is often not targeted by commercial fishing but can be caught in trawls and longline gear. |
Major Threat(s): | This species can be caught as bycatch in trawls and longline gear. |
Conservation Actions: | There are no species-specific conservation efforts in place. |
Citation: | Iwamoto, T. 2015. Physiculus helenaensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T17245A60793380. . Downloaded on 26 April 2018. |
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