Haploblepharus fuscus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA CHONDRICHTHYES CARCHARHINIFORMES SCYLIORHINIDAE

Scientific Name: Haploblepharus fuscus
Species Authority Smith, 1950
Common Name/s:
English – Brown Shyshark

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/near threatened     ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 2000
Assessor/s Compagno, L.J.V. & Krose, M.
Evaluator/s: Musick, J.A. & Fowler, S. (Shark Red List Authority)
Justification:
Locally common, but with a very limited range lying wholly within heavily fished and potentially degraded inshore waters. Changes in nearshore fisheries, for example leading to increased bycatch, or habitat degradation could affect the whole population of this South African endemic.

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
South Africa
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Atlantic – southeast;  Indian Ocean – western

Population [top]

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Marine

Threats [top]

Conservation Actions [top]

Citation: Compagno, L.J.V. & Krose, M. 2000. Haploblepharus fuscus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 November 2008.
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