| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | CHONDRICHTHYES | SQUALIFORMES | SQUALIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Squalus rancureli | |||||||||
| Species Authority: | Fourmanoir, 1978 | |||||||||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Near Threatened ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2003 |
| Assessor/s | Fowler, S.L. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003) |
| Evaluator/s: | Simpfendorfer, C., Francis, M., Fowler, S. & Musick, J.A. (Shark Red List Authority) |
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Justification: This species appears to be a Vanuatu endemic with an extremely restricted geographic range near Éfate. Furthermore, all specimens were obtained from a relatively narrow depth band (320 to 400 m). This species fails to meet the ‘B’ criterion for a threatened category, however, because there is no evidence that its deepwater habitat is threatened or fished heavily, hence no reason to suspect a decline in range, habitat quality or number of individuals. |
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| Range Description: | Known only from the area of Éfate, Vanuatu at depths of 320 to 400 m; range apparently very limited. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Vanuatu
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Pacific – western central
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| Population: | Several specimens collected, but population size is unknown. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Insular slopes, 320 to 400 m depth. Young born at approximately 24 cm, three young/litter. Females mature at about 65 cm and reach a maximum recorded total length of 77 cm. |
| Systems: | Marine |
| Major Threat(s): | Currently of no interest to fisheries. May be taken as bycatch in deepwater trawl fisheries. |
| Conservation Actions: | There are currently no conservation measures in place for this species. |
| Citation: | Fowler, S.L. 2003. Squalus rancureli. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 January 2009. |
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