Enoplometopus debelius

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	ARTHROPODA	CRUSTACEA	DECAPODA	ENOPLOMETOPIDAE

Scientific Name:

Enoplometopus debelius

Species Authority:

Holthuis, 1983

Common Name/s:

English

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Debelius's Dwarf Reef Lobster, Violet-spotted Reef Lobster

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2011
Assessor/s:	Chan, T.Y. & Wahle, R.
Reviewer/s:	Collen, B., Livingstone, S. & Richman, N.
Contributor/s:	Batchelor, A., De Silva, R., Dyer, E., Kasthala, G., Lutz, M.L., McGuinness, S., Milligan, H.T., Soulsby, A.-M. & Whitton, F.
Justification: Enoplometopus debelius has been assessed as Data Deficient. It is known from Indonesia, New Caledonia, Hawaii and possibly Japan and it is considered to be uncommon. This is a highly prized species in the aquarium trade industry; however no regulations are in place to manage the collection of wild specimens. No catch data is available for this species. Further research is required to establish its population size and the potential effects of harvesting on this species’ population.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is found in the western Pacific (Chan and Ng 2008). It is known to occur in Indonesia, New Caledonia, Hawaii, and possibly Japan (Holthuis 1983, Chan 1998, Poupin 2003).
Countries:	Native: Indonesia; New Caledonia; United States (Hawaiian Is.)
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – western central
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no population information available for this species, however it is considered to be uncommon (Chan 1998).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits rocky reefs and is found at depths of 12-25 m (Chan 1998, Poupin 2003).
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This is a highly prized and very popular species in the aquarium trade industry (Chan 1998, Calado et al. 2003). The average commercial value of this species is $25 U.S. (Calado et al. 2003). Specimens are collected from wild populations by hand nets during night dives (Chan 1998). Most specimens exported for the aquarium trade are from Indonesia (Chan 1998); however, no catch data for this species is available and it is unknown if the harvesting of wild specimens has any significant effects on its population size.

Major Threat(s):

This is a highly prized and very popular species in the aquarium trade industry (Chan 1998, Calado et al. 2003). The average commercial value of this species is $25 U.S. (Calado et al. 2003). Specimens are collected from wild populations by hand nets during night dives (Chan 1998). Most specimens exported for the aquarium trade are from Indonesia (Chan 1998); however, no catch data for this species is available and it is unknown if the harvesting of wild specimens has any significant effects on its population size.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. Only a few countries have implemented regulations on the collection of ornamental decapods and further research is needed to improve our understanding of species’ reproductive biology, growth and population structure to ensure that appropriate conservation measures can be put in place (Calado et al. 2003). No catch data for this species is available and this species is considered to be uncommon (Chan 1998). Further research is required to establish its population size and the potential effects of harvesting on this species’ population.

Conservation Actions:

There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. Only a few countries have implemented regulations on the collection of ornamental decapods and further research is needed to improve our understanding of species’ reproductive biology, growth and population structure to ensure that appropriate conservation measures can be put in place (Calado et al. 2003). No catch data for this species is available and this species is considered to be uncommon (Chan 1998). Further research is required to establish its population size and the potential effects of harvesting on this species’ population.

Citation:	Chan, T.Y. & Wahle, R. 2011. Enoplometopus debelius. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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