Taxonomy
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Identification Information
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Taxonomic notes
Assessment Information
- IUCN Red List Category and Criteria
- Least Concern ver 3.1
- Assessment language
- English
- Year published
- 2013
- Date assessed
- 2010-05-18 00:00:00 UTC
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This species is widespread in the Indian and tropical Pacific, and is uncommon. It is not widely fished, and there are no other known threats. It is listed as Least Concern.
Geographic Range
Native
Extant (resident)
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Extant
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Population
This is not a common species, and is easily misidentified with H. arenicola. It occurs in low densities.
Habitat and Ecology
Marine
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In Kenya, this species prefers to be burrowed under coral rubble or blocks (Muthiga et al. 2007). In the Comores, it inhabits shallow waters (between 0 and 10m) over blocks of coral or buried in the coral rubble (Samyn et al. 2006).
Classification scheme
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Threats
This species is not of commercial importance in the Western Central Pacific (Kinch et al. 2008). It is commercially exploited in China and Indonesia (Choo 2008).
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Although not one of the most important species (low value) for fishery purposes, it can be expected that this species may become more popular after the depletion or reduction of other species of higher commercial importance and value.
Classification scheme
Threats
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Use trade
This species is not of commercial importance in the Western Central Pacific (Kinch et al. 2008). It is commercially exploited in China and Indonesia (Choo 2008).
Text summary
There are no known species specific conservation measures for this species. This species may be present in some marine protected areas within its range.