| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | CHONDRICHTHYES | RAJIFORMES | DASYATIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Urogymnus asperrimus | |||
| Species Authority | (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable A1bd, B1+2bcd ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 2000 |
| Assessor/s | Compagno, L.J.V. |
| Evaluator/s: | Musick, J.A. & Fowler, S. (Shark Red List Authority) |
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Justification: Although wide-spread in the Indian Ocean and Indo- West Pacific, this species does not seem to be regularly recorded, and has certainly significantly decreased in abundance in parts of the centre of its range for which comparative data are available. |
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| Countries: |
Native:
Australia; British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago); Côte d'Ivoire; Fiji; Guam; India; Indonesia; Kenya; Malaysia; Maldives; Marshall Islands; Micronesia, Federated States of; Mozambique; New Caledonia; Northern Mariana Islands; Oman; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Senegal; Seychelles; Somalia; South Africa; Thailand; Viet Nam
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Indian Ocean; Indian Ocean; Pacific
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Systems: | Marine |
| Citation: | IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 15 October 2008. |
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