Bathyplotes pourtalesii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

View Printer Friendly

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	ECHINODERMATA	HOLOTHUROIDEA	ASPIDOCHIROTIDA	SYNALLACTIDAE

Scientific Name:	Bathyplotes pourtalesii
Species Authority:	(Théel, 1886)
Synonym(s):	Stichopus pourtalesii Théel, 1886
Taxonomic Notes:	Bathyplotes bipartitus, Stichopus pourtalessi are synonyms of this species (WORMS database).

Assessment Information [top]

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.

Geographic Range [top]

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:	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 – eastern central; Atlantic – western central
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:	No information is currently available regarding the population of this species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in deep waters on muddy bottoms (M. Benavides pers. comm. 2010).
Systems:	Marine

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No information is currently available regarding major threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

No information is currently available regarding major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

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.

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. Version 2014.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2015.
Disclaimer:	To make use of this information, please check the <Terms of Use>.
Feedback:	If you see any errors or have any questions or suggestions on what is shown on this page, please provide us with feedback so that we can correct or extend the information provided