Eptatretus astrolabium

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	MYXINI	MYXINIFORMES	MYXINIDAE

Scientific Name:	Eptatretus astrolabium
Species Authority:	Fernholm & Mincarone, 2010

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2011
Assessor/s:	Mincarone, M.M.
Reviewer/s:	Polidoro, B., Knapp, L. & Carpenter, K.E.
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is only known from a single specimen collected off of Papua New Guinea. More information is needed on its distribution, biology, ecology, population status and major threats. It is listed as Data Deficient.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from a single specimen collected from Astrolabe Bay, Papua New Guinea at a depth of 500 m (Fernholm and Mincarone 2010).
Countries:	Native: Papua New Guinea
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:	Native: Pacific – western central
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is only known from the holotype (a single female specimen). There is no population information available for this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	There is no biology or ecology information for this species. It was collected over silty-mud bottom at a depth of 500 m.
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. Further research is need on this species' population size, distribution and trends, life history and ecology.

Conservation Actions:

There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. Further research is need on this species' population size, distribution and trends, life history and ecology.

Citation:	Mincarone, M.M. 2011. Eptatretus astrolabium. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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