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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description:
This species is found in the Indo-West Pacific region including: the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and areas around Japan (Holthuis 1991). It is likely that this species has a wider distribution than is currently known, which may include areas in the South China Sea and the Philippines (R.A. Wahle pers. comm. 2008).
The type locality of this species is Investigator Station 162 in the Bay of Bengal (13º5112N 80º2812E) at depths of 265-457 m (Holthuis 1991).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; India (Andaman Is., Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Nicobar Is., Orissa, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal); Iran, Islamic Republic of; Japan; Maldives; Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Oman; Pakistan; Sri Lanka; United Arab Emirates; Yemen
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – western; Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – northwest
Additional data:
? Lower depth limit (metres): 500
? Upper depth limit (metres): 200
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Population [top]
Population: There is insufficient population information available for this species.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
This species inhabits a muddy substrate (Holthuis 1991), at a depth range of 200-500 m.
Systems: Marine
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This species is not currently harvested on a commercial scale. There are no known areas containing large enough populations of this species to warrant interest from fisheries (Holthuis 1991).
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): It is unlikely that any major threat is impacting this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species.
Citation: Wahle, R. 2011. Nephropsis carpenteri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T170069A6724731. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T170069A6724731.en. Downloaded on 31 August 2016.
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