Hippopus porcellanus in Philippines
point map (Hippopus porcellanus) | occurrence records | Field guide | Gazetteer | Country Species Summary
Main Ref.
Also Ref.
occurence native
importance commercial Ref. Floren, A.S., 2003
aquaculture never/rarely Ref.
regulations no regulations Ref.
freshwater No
brackish No
saltwater Yes
live export
bait No
game/sport No
abundance scarce (very unlikely) Ref. Neo, M.L., C.C.C. Wabnitz, R.D. Braley, G.A. Heslinga, C. Fauvelot, S. Van Wynsberge, S. Andrefouet, C. Waters, A.S.-H. Tan, E.D. Gomez, M.J. Costello and P.A. Todd, 2017
comments Known throughout the Philippines (Ref. 821). A major target of the recent shell trade (Ref. 348). Tubbataha Reefs, Cagayancillo, is known to have the highest population density of this species globally in 2008 (Ref. 117184). Endangered (Ref. 89179). C: Refs. 348, 7693, 87108, 821, 117184, 121724, 128986; O: Ref. 89179, 821.
C = country distribution; M = map distribution; O = occurrence data; R = regional distribution
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States/Provinces Complete? No
National Checklist
country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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