Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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Animalia | Echinodermata | Holothuroidea | Aspidochirotida | Synallactidae |
Scientific Name: | Bathyplotes pourtalesii (Théel, 1886) |
Synonym(s): |
Stichopus pourtalesii Théel, 1886
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Taxonomic Notes: | Bathyplotes bipartitus, Stichopus pourtalessi are synonyms of this species (WORMS database). |
Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2013 |
Date Assessed: | 2010-05-20 |
Assessor(s): | Solis-Marin, F. |
Reviewer(s): | Polidoro, B., Harwell, H., Carpenter, K.E. & Knapp, L. |
Justification: This species is widely distributed and is protected by nature of its deep water habitat. It is listed as Least Concern. |
Range Description: | This species is found throughout the Gulf of Mexico, off of the southeastern coast of the United States, the Bahamas, Lesser and Greater Antilles, and Colombia. It is also reported from the Canary Islands in the eastern Atlantic (Deichmann 1930, 1940, 1954). | ||||
Countries occurrence: | Native: Bahamas; Cayman Islands; Colombia; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Jamaica; Mexico; Puerto Rico; Spain (Canary Is.); Turks and Caicos Islands; United States | ||||
FAO Marine Fishing Areas: | Native: Atlantic – western central; Atlantic – eastern central | ||||
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Population: | No information is currently available regarding the population of this species. | ||
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Habitat and Ecology: | This species is found in deep waters on muddy bottoms (M. Benavides pers. comm. 2010). |
Systems: | Marine |
Major Threat(s): | No information is currently available regarding major threats to this species. |
Conservation Actions: | There are no known species specific conservation measures for this species at this time, but its distribution overlaps with several marine protected areas. It is likely protected by nature of its deep water habitat. |
Citation: | Solis-Marin, F. 2013. Bathyplotes pourtalesii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T180377A1622812. . Downloaded on 22 April 2018. |
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