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Enoplometopus callistus
Assessment by: Chan, T.Y. & Wahle, R.
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Enoplometopidae
Taxon Name: Enoplometopus callistus Intès & Le Loeuff, 1970
Synonym(s):
• Enoplometopus biafri
• Hoplometopus callistus
Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria:
Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:
2013
Date Assessed:
December 3, 2009
Justification:
Enoplometopus callistus has been assessed as Data Deficient. It is known from the east Atlantic Ocean
and is found on rocky bottoms at depths of 30-200 m. No information on this species' population size is
available. This is a highly prized species in the aquarium trade industry, however no regulations are in
place to manage the collection of wild specimens. No catch data for this species is available and it is
unknown if the harvesting of wild specimens has any significant effects on its population size. Further
research is required to establish its population size and the potential effects of harvesting on this
species’ population.
Geographic Range
Range Description:
This species is found in the east Atlantic Ocean (Chan and Ng 2008). It is found in the Gulf of Guinea,
Cape Verde, and the Canary Islands (Intès and Le Loeuff 1970, Merino and Lindley 2003, Poupin 2003).
Country Occurrence:
Native: Benin; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Ghana; Nigeria; Spain (Canary Is.);
Togo
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native: Atlantic - eastern central, Atlantic - southeast
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Distribution Map
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Population
There is no population information available for this species. This species is thought to be rare in the
Cape Verde Archipelago (Merino and Lindley 2003).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Habitat and Ecology (see Appendix for additional information)
This species inhabits hard rocky bottoms and is often found in caves (Herrera et al. 1993, Merino and
Lindley 2003, Poupin 2003). It is generally found at depths of 30-200 m (Poupin 2003).
Systems: Marine
Use and Trade (see Appendix for additional information)
This species is used in the aquarium trade (Calado et al. 2003). It is unknown at what rate this species is
being harvested.
Threats (see Appendix for additional information)
This is a highly prized species in the aquarium trade industry (Calado et al. 2003). Specimens are
harvested from wild populations for the aquarium trade (Calado et al. 2003). However, no catch data for
this species is available and it is unknown if the harvesting of wild specimens has any significant effects
on its population size.
Conservation Actions
There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. Only a few countries have
implemented regulations on the collection of ornamental decapods and further research is needed to
improve our understanding of species’ reproductive biology, growth, and population structure to ensure
that appropriate conservation measures can be put in place (Calado et al. 2003). No catch data for this
species is available and further research is required to establish its population size and the potential
effects of harvesting on this species’ population.
Credits
Assessor(s):
Chan, T.Y. & Wahle, R.
Reviewer(s):
Collen, B., Livingstone, S. & Richman, N.
Contributor(s):
Batchelor, A., De Silva, R., Dyer, E., Kasthala, G., Lutz, M.L., McGuinness, S.,
Milligan, H.T., Soulsby, A.-M. & Whitton, F.
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Bibliography
Calado, R., Lin, J., Rhyne, A.L., Araújo, R. and Narciso, L. 2003. Marine Ornamental Decapods: Popular,
Pricey, and Poorly Studied. Journal of Crustacean Biology 23(4): 963-973.
Chan, T.-Y. and Ng, P.K.L. 2008. Enoplometopus A. Milne-Edwards, 1862 (Crustacea: Decapoda:
Nephropoidea) from the Philippines, with description of one new species and a revised key to the
genus. Bulletin of Marine Science 83(2): 347-365.
Herrera, R., Montero, D. and Haroun, R. 1993. Bionornía bentónica del litoral de la playa del Cabrón
(Gran Canaria). Publicaciones Especiales Instituto Español de Oceanografía 11: 291-298.
Intès, A. and Le Loeuff, P. 1970. Sur une nouvelle espèce du genre Enoplometopus A. Milne Edwards du
Golfe de Guinée : Enoplometopus callistus nov. sp. (Crustacea, Decapoda, Homaridea). Bulletin du
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 2e Série, 41(6): 1442-1447.
IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org.
(Accessed: 16 June 2011).
Merino, S.E. and Lindley, J.A. 2003. First record of Enoplometopus callistus (Crustacea: Decapoda:
Nephropidae) in the Cape Verde Islands. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United
Kingdom 83: 1233-1234.
Poupin, J. 2003. Reef lobsters Enoplometopus A. Milne Edwards, 1862 from French Polynesia, with a
brief revision of the genus (Crustacea, Decapoda, Enoplometopidae). Zoosystema 25(4): 643-664.
Citation
Chan, T.Y. & Wahle, R. 2013. Enoplometopus callistus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013:
e.T185030A8354441. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T185030A8354441.en
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Appendix
Habitats
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Habitat
Season
Suitability
Major
Importance?
9. Marine Neritic -> 9.2. Marine Neritic - Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs
-
Suitable
-
13. Marine Coastal/Supratidal -> 13.2. Marine Coastal/supratidal - Coastal
Caves/Karst
-
Suitable
-
Use and Trade
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
End Use
Local
National
International
Pets/display animals, horticulture
Yes
Yes
Yes
Threats
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Threat
Timing
Scope
Severity
Impact Score
5. Biological resource use -> 5.4. Fishing & harvesting
aquatic resources -> 5.4.1. Intentional use:
(subsistence/small scale)
Ongoing
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
Stresses:
2. Species Stresses -> 2.1. Species mortality
Research Needed
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Research Needed
1. Research -> 1.2. Population size, distribution & trends
1. Research -> 1.5. Threats
Additional Data Fields
Distribution
Lower depth limit (m): 200
Upper depth limit (m): 30
Population
Population severely fragmented: Unknown
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