The Marine Environment of the Pitcairn Islands - Pew Environment ...
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Species Authority Common<br />
name (if<br />
known)<br />
Euapta<br />
godeffroyi<br />
Chiridota<br />
hawaiiensis<br />
88<br />
IUCN<br />
code<br />
Oen Pit Hen Duc Offshore<br />
(Semper,<br />
1868)<br />
NE • •<br />
Fisher, 1907 NE •<br />
Chiridota sp. - NE •<br />
PISCES (cartilaginous & bony fishes) Refs. Irving et al., 1995; Randall, 1999; Palomares et al., 2011.<br />
Family Carcharhinidae (requiem sharks)<br />
Carcharhinus (Bleeker, 1856) grey reef shark NT • Götesson (2012) reports records <strong>of</strong> grey<br />
amblyrhynchos<br />
reef sharks at <strong>Pitcairn</strong> and Oeno.<br />
Carcharhinus (Snodgrass & Galapagos reef NT • • • Common at Ducie, infrequent at <strong>Pitcairn</strong><br />
galapagensis Heller, 1905) shark<br />
and rare at Henderson (one individual<br />
seen by G. Wragg in 2008 <strong>of</strong>f SE coast –<br />
G. Wragg, pers. comm.).<br />
Carcharhinus (Poey, 1861) oceanic whitetip VU • Listed by Palomares et al. (2011) but<br />
longimanus<br />
shark<br />
not by Randall (1999). One individual<br />
observed by G. Wragg in 1991 2 km to E<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Pitcairn</strong> (G. Wragg, pers. comm.).<br />
Carcharhinus (Quoy & blacktip reef NT •<br />
melanopterus Gaimard,<br />
1824)<br />
shark<br />
Prionace (Linnaeus, blue shark NT • Listed by Palomares et al. (2011) but not<br />
glauca 1758)<br />
by Randall (1999).<br />
Galeocerdo (Péron &<br />
tiger shark NT • Listed by Randall (1999) but not by<br />
cuvier Lesueur, 1822)<br />
Palomares et al. (2011).<br />
Triaenodon (Rüppell, whitetip reef NT • • • •<br />
obesus 1837)<br />
shark<br />
Family Sphyrnidae (hammerhead sharks)<br />
Sphyrna (Rüppell,<br />
great EN • Listed by Palomares et al. (2011) but not<br />
mokarran 1837)<br />
hammerhead<br />
shark<br />
by Randall (1999).<br />
Family Rhincodontidae (whale sharks)<br />
Rhincodon Smith, 1828 whale shark VU • Listed by Palomares et al. (2011) but not<br />
typus<br />
by Randall (1999).<br />
Family Myliobatidae (eagle rays)<br />
Aetobatus (Euphrasen, spotted eagle NT • Randall (1999) mistakenly lists this species<br />
narinari 1790)<br />
ray<br />
as Aetobatis narinari.<br />
Family Anguillidae (eels)<br />
Anguilla Kaup, 1856 Polynesian NE Listed by Palomares et al. (2011) but not<br />
megastoma<br />
longfinned eel<br />
by Randall (1999).<br />
Family Moringuidae (worm eels)<br />
Moringua - worm eel NE • • • • This species listed by Palomares et al.<br />
ferruginea<br />
(2011). Randall (1999) lists Moringua sp.<br />
Family Chlopsidae (false morays)<br />
Kaupichthys Schultz, 1943 common false NE • •<br />
diodontus<br />
moray<br />
Family Congridae (conger eels)<br />
Ariosoma sp. - • May turn out to be A. marginatum<br />
(Vaillant & Sauvage) (Randall, 1999).<br />
Conger Rüppell, 1830 moustache NE • Identified by Randall (1999) as Conger<br />
cinereus<br />
conger / longfin<br />
African conger<br />
cinereus cinereus.<br />
Family Ophichthidae (snake eels)<br />
Apterichtus - snake eel • Randall (1999) believes this to be an<br />
sp.<br />
undescribed species.<br />
Ichthyapus (Weber & vulture sand eel •<br />
vulturis de Beaufort,<br />
1916)<br />
Leiuranus (Lay &<br />
saddled snake<br />
•<br />
semicinctus Bennett, 1839) eel<br />
Notes<br />
Species Authority Common<br />
name (if<br />
known)<br />
Scolecenchelys<br />
gymnota<br />
Scolecenchelys<br />
laticaudata<br />
Myrichthys<br />
maculosus<br />
Family Muraenidae (moray eels)<br />
Anarchias<br />
exulatus<br />
Anarchias<br />
seychellensis<br />
Enchelynussa<br />
canina<br />
Gymnothorax<br />
australicola<br />
Gymnothorax<br />
buroensis<br />
Gymnothorax<br />
eurostus<br />
Gymnothorax<br />
fuscomaculatus<br />
Gymnothorax<br />
gracilicauda<br />
Gymnothorax<br />
javanicus<br />
Gymnothorax<br />
kidako<br />
Gymnothorax<br />
melatremus<br />
Gymnothorax<br />
meleagris<br />
Gymnothorax<br />
nasuta<br />
Gymnothorax<br />
pindae<br />
Uropterygius<br />
fuscoguttatus<br />
Uropterygius<br />
inornatus<br />
Uropterygius<br />
kamar<br />
Uropterygius<br />
macrocephalus<br />
Uropterygius<br />
supraforatus<br />
Uropterygius<br />
xanthopterus<br />
(Bleeker, 1857) Indo-Pacific<br />
slender worm<br />
eel<br />
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89<br />
IUCN<br />
code<br />
Oen Pit Hen Duc Offshore<br />
Notes<br />
• Originally recorded by Randall (1999) as<br />
Muraenichthys gymnotus.<br />
(Ogilby, 1897) redfin worm eel • • • • Originally recorded by Randall (1999) as<br />
Muraenichthys laticaudata.<br />
(Cuvier, 1816) spotted snake<br />
eel<br />
Reece, Smith<br />
& Holm, 2010<br />
Smith, 1962 Seychelles<br />
moray<br />
(Quoy &<br />
Gaimard,<br />
1874)<br />
Lavenberg,<br />
1992<br />
•<br />
NE •? •? •? •? New species. This species listed by<br />
Palomares et al. (2011). Randall (1999)<br />
lists Anarchias sp.<br />
NE •? •? •? •? It is unclear from Randall (1999) from<br />
which island(s) this species was recorded.<br />
- NE •<br />
- NE • Misidentified as G. panamensis by Rehder<br />
& Randall (1975). New species.<br />
(Bleeker, 1857) latticetail moray • Not listed by Palomares et al. (2011).<br />
(Abbott, 1861) salt and pepper<br />
moray<br />
NE • • • •<br />
(Schultz, 1953) freckled moray NE • •<br />
Jenkins, 1903 slendertail<br />
moray<br />
NE •<br />
(Bleeker, 1859) giant moray NE • •<br />
(Temminck<br />
& Schlegel,<br />
1846)<br />
Kidako moray • Not listed by Palomares et al. (2011).<br />
Schultz, 1953 dirty yellow<br />
moray<br />
NE • •<br />
(Shaw, 1795) whitemouth<br />
moray<br />
de Buen, 1961 Easter Island<br />
moray<br />
NE • • •<br />
Smith, 1962 Pinda moray NE •<br />
Schultz, 1953 brown-spotted<br />
snake moray<br />
Gosline, 1958 drab snake<br />
moray<br />
McCosker &<br />
Randall, 1977<br />
Bleeker, 1864 needle-too<strong>the</strong>d<br />
moray<br />
(Regan, 1909) many-too<strong>the</strong>d<br />
snake moray<br />
Family Synodontidae (lizardfishes)<br />
Saurida<br />
flamma<br />
Bleeker, 1859 freckleface reef<br />
eel<br />
Waples, 1982 orangemouth<br />
lizardfish<br />
LC • •<br />
•<br />
• Not listed by Palomares et al. (2011).<br />
barlip reef eel • • New species.<br />
• • •<br />
•<br />
• •<br />
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