Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Pomacanthidae |
Scientific Name: | Pomacanthus xanthometopon (Bleeker, 1853) | ||||||
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Synonym(s): |
Euxiphipops xanthometopon (Bleeker, 1853)
Holacanthus xanthometopon Bleeker, 1853
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Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Date Assessed: | 2009-10-08 |
Assessor(s): | Pyle, R., Myers, R., Rocha, L.A. & Craig, M.T. |
Reviewer(s): | Elfes, C., Polidoro, B., Livingstone, S. & Carpenter, K.E. |
Justification: Listed as Least Concern, as this is a common species with a relatively wide range and no apparent major threats. |
Range Description: | This species is distributed throughout the central and eastern Indian Ocean and Indo-Malayan region, eastward to the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and the Caroline Islands (Federated States of Micronesia and Palau), northward to the Ryukyu Islands (Japan), and as far south as New Caledonia (France) and the Great Barrier Reef (Australia) (G.R. Allen pers. comm. 2006, Pyle 2001). It is found at depths of between 5-30 m. | ||||
Countries occurrence: | Native: Australia; Bangladesh; India (Andaman Is., Nicobar Is.); Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Maldives; Micronesia, Federated States of ; Myanmar; New Caledonia; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Vanuatu; Viet Nam | ||||
FAO Marine Fishing Areas: | Native: Indian Ocean – western; Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – western central | ||||
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Population: | It is generally common with stable populations. | ||
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Habitat and Ecology: | This species is found in areas of prolific coral growth in lagoons, channels and outer reef slopes (G.R. Allen pers. comm. 2006). It is especially associated with areas that have caves and large crevices. It occurs as solitary animals or in pairs. This species feeds on sponges and tunicates (Pyle 2001). |
Systems: | Marine |
Use and Trade: | This species is occasionally exported for the aquarium trade, often through dealers in the Philippines or Singapore (Steene 1978, Pyle 2001). |
Major Threat(s): |
There appear to be no major threats to this species. Collection for the aquarium trade is localized and does not seem to affect the global population. |
Conservation Actions: | There are no species-specific conservation measures in place. Populations are present within several marine protected areas throughout its range. |
Citation: | Pyle, R., Myers, R., Rocha, L.A. & Craig, M.T. 2010. Pomacanthus xanthometopon. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T165829A6143143. . Downloaded on 24 April 2018. |
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