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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is known from Sarawak, Singapore, Banka, the Aru Islands, Australia (Western Australia north to the Northern Territory and south to Moreton Bay in Queensland) (Holthuis 2002). A phyllosoma stage has been collected from the Hawaiian Islands (Phillips and McWilliam 1989).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia); Indonesia; Singapore
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native:
Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – eastern central; Pacific – western central
Additional data:
? Lower depth limit (metres): 59
? Upper depth limit (metres): 5
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Population [top]
Population: This species is found in abundance off Western Australia (Holthuis 2002).
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: Unknown
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species is typically found over soft substsrates including soft mud, sandy mud, mud, sand and shells, and coral reefs at a depth range of 5-59 m, though most specimens are taken between 10-25 m (Holthuis 2002).
Systems: Marine
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This species is of no commercial value, likely due to its small size. There are no known major threats that are currently impacting the population of this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species.
Citation: Chan, T.Y. 2011. Petrarctus demani. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T185017A8349208. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T185017A8349208.en. Downloaded on 05 June 2017.
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