The Isles of Scilly Biodiversity Audit 2008 - Cornwall Wildlife Trust

Clupea harengus Herring BAP Common Threatened No Pelagic, 0-200m 4Gadus morhua Cod BAP Common Threatened No Open water 4Hippoglossus hippoglossusAtlantic Halibut BAP Rare Mostly demersal below 100m 4Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako BAP Rare Threatened No Open water 4,2Lamna nasus Porbeagle Shark BAP Common Threatened No Open water 4,2Merluccius merluccius European Hake BAP Common Threatened Demersal 4Micromesistus poutassou Blue Whiting BAP Uncommon Threatened Pelagic between 300 and 400m 4Molva molva Ling BAP Common Threatened Yes Rocky areas below 10m 4Coryphaenoides rupestris Grenadier BAP Rare No Deep water 4Dalatias licha Kitefin Shark BAP Rare No Deep water 4,2Dipturus batis Common Skate BAP Threatened YesSand and mud in coastal shelfwaters 4Galeorhinus galeus Tope Shark BAP Common Threatened No Open water 4,2Gobius cobitis Giant Goby NS None YesHippocampus guttulatus(H. ramulosus)HippocampushippocampusLong SnoutedSeahorse BAP Rare Threatened YesShort SnoutedSeahorse BAP Rare Threatened YesSheltered rocky shores, highintertidal pools 4,1Shallow water in seagrass bedsand algae 1,4Shallow muddy or rocky areas inseagrass or algae 1,4Leucoraja circularis Sandy Ray BAP Rare Threatened Demersal 4Lophius piscatorius Sea Monkfish BAP Threatened YesMerlangius merlangus Whiting BAP Common Threatened YesDemersal, from low intertidal todeep water, mainly on sand andmud 4Demersal on sand, gravel androcks down to 200m 4Isles of Scilly biodiversity audit Page 108