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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is found from Okinawa Island in the Ryukyu Islands off Japan (Komai et al. 2005); Taiwan; the South China Sea; Port Hedland in Western Australia (Holthuis 1991) and east coast Australia (Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and Arts 2009).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia); Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; China (Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang); Hong Kong; Indonesia; Macao; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Philippines; Singapore; Taiwan, Province of China; Viet Nam
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – western central; Pacific – northwest; Pacific – southwest
Additional data:
? Lower depth limit (metres): 650
? Upper depth limit (metres): 200
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Population [top]
Population: There is insufficient population data available for this species.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species is found on soft muddy substrates, and in the crevices of limestone rocks at depths of 200 - 600 m (Holthuis 1991, Komai et al. 2005).
Systems: Marine
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There is no known commercial fishery for this species, although there is potential for development owing to the accessible depths at which this species can be found (Holthuis 1991).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species.
Citation: MacDiarmid, A. 2011. Linuparus sordidus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T170070A6724965. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T170070A6724965.en. Downloaded on 12 May 2017.
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