Cirrhilabrus scottorum

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	LABRIDAE

Scientific Name:

Cirrhilabrus scottorum

Species Authority:

Randall & Pyle, 1989

Common Name/s:

English

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Scott's wrasse

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Rocha, L. & Yeeting, B.
Reviewer/s:	Craig, M.T. & Carpenter, K.E.
Contributor/s:
Justification: Even though this species is commercialized in the aquarium trade reaching high prices (US$ 150), it is relatively common throughout its large geographical range. It is listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from Australia (Coral Sea) to Pitcairn island.
Countries:	Native: American Samoa (American Samoa); Australia; Cook Islands; Fiji; French Polynesia; Niue; Pitcairn; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Vanuatu; Wallis and Futuna
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – southwest; Pacific – western central
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is not commonly observed in shallow waters, it is considered more common in deeper reefs throughout its range.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is more common in outer reef areas than sheltered lagoon reefs. It is usually seen in small groups feeding a short distance above the bottom on zooplankton.
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known major threats to this species, although it is exploited in the aquarium trade.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known major threats to this species, although it is exploited in the aquarium trade.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no known species specific conservation measures in place. This species range overlaps several marine protected areas within its distribution.

Conservation Actions:

There are no known species specific conservation measures in place. This species range overlaps several marine protected areas within its distribution.

Citation:	Rocha, L. & Yeeting, B. 2010. Cirrhilabrus scottorum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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