Carcharhinus signatus (Eastern Atlantic subpopulation)
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
CHONDRICHTHYES |
CARCHARHINIFORMES |
CARCHARHINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Carcharhinus signatus (Eastern Atlantic subpopulation) |
| Species Authority: |
(Poey, 1868) |
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Common Name/s:
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Data Deficient
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2006 |
| Assessor/s: |
Santana, F.M., Lessa, R. & Carlson, J. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Cavanagh, R.D., Kyne, P.M., Walker, T.I., Stevens, J., Dudley, S. & Pollard, D. (Shark Red List Authority) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
There is currently no available information from the Eastern Atlantic distribution of C. signatus off West Africa, and until further research and enquiries in this region, the species cannot be assessed beyond Data Deficient for this part of its range, although coastal fisheries in the region are known to be intense and its apparent disjunct distribution could easily lead to localised depletions.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
From Senegal to Ivory Coast, from Ghana to Cameroon, and off Zaire and Angola. |
| Countries: |
Native: Angola (Angola); Benin; Cameroon; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo |
| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Atlantic – eastern central; Atlantic – southeast
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
Population size and trends for this subpopulation are unknown.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
See species-level account for Carcharhinus signatus.
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| Systems: |
Marine |
| Major Threat(s): |
Threats in the Eastern Atlantic are unknown. For threats elsewhere in the range, see species-level account for Carcharhinus signatus.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Further research and enquiries in this region are needed.
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