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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is known from the Andaman Sea and the Arabian Sea (Galil 2000).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; India; Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Oman; Pakistan; Somalia; Thailand; Yemen (Socotra, South Yemen)
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – western; Indian Ocean – eastern
Additional data:
? Lower depth limit (metres): 1703
? Upper depth limit (metres): 1668
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Population [top]
Population: There is no population information available for this species.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: Unknown
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: There is no habitat information available for this species. It has been collected from depths of 1,668 - 1,703 m (Galil 2000).
Systems: Marine
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): It is unknown whether this species is being impacted on by any major threat processes; however the great depths this species exists at means commercial harvesting is unlikely (Chan 1998).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no conservation measures in place for this species. Further research into the population demographics, habitat and threats to this species is suggested as these data are lacking.
Citation: Chan, T.Y. 2011. Pentacheles gibbus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T185018A8349763. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T185018A8349763.en. Downloaded on 20 October 2016.
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