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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description:
This species is distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific region from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Madagascar, the Mozambique Channel, Laccadive Sea, South China Sea, the Philippines, Australia (West Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania), Coral Sea, Chesterfield and Tanimbar Islands and New Caledonia (Holthuis 1991, Zarenkov 2006, DEWHA 2009). This species probably has a wider distribution than is currently documented, including areas of East Africa, the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and Melanesia (R.A. Wahle pers. comm. 2008).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia); Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; China; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Madagascar; Malaysia; Maldives; Mozambique; New Caledonia; Philippines; Singapore; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Viet Nam
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – western; Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – western central
Additional data:
? Lower depth limit (metres): 1115
? 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 deep sea species inhabits a muddy substrate (Holthuis 1991), at a depth range of 200-1,100 m. The maximum length is unknown, but the carapace length including the rostrum is between 1.5-3 cm in males, and 1.8-3.4 cm in females (Holthuis 1991).
Systems: Marine
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade:
This species is not currently harvested on a commercial scale (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., Butler, M., Cockcroft, A. & MacDiarmid, A. 2011. Nephropsis sulcata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T170092A6710513. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T170092A6710513.en. Downloaded on 23 May 2017.
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