The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Rhina ancylostoma

 – Vulnerable

Classifications

List of Habitats:
9.1Marine Neritic - Pelagic
9.8Marine Neritic - Coral Reef
List of Threats:
1.3.2.1Habitat Loss/Degradation - Extraction - Fisheries - Subsistence (ongoing)
1.3.2.2Habitat Loss/Degradation - Extraction - Fisheries - Artisinal/small-scale (ongoing)
1.3.2.3Habitat Loss/Degradation - Extraction - Fisheries - Large-scale/industrial (ongoing)
3.1.1Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Subsistence use/local trade (ongoing)
3.1.2Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Sub-national/national trade (ongoing)
3.1.3Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Regional/international trade (ongoing)
4.1.1.1Accidental mortality - Bycatch - Fisheries-related - Hooking (ongoing)
4.1.1.2Accidental mortality - Bycatch - Fisheries-related - Netting (ongoing)
6.3.7Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Sediment (ongoing)
List of Conservation Actions:
1.2.1.2Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - National level (in place)
3.2Research actions - Population numbers and range (needed)
3.3Research actions - Biology and Ecology (needed)
3.9Research actions - Trends/Monitoring (needed)

Citation: McAuley, R. & Compagno, L.J.V. 2003. Rhina ancylostoma. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 September 2008.
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