Hippopus porcellanus in Papua New Guinea
point map (Hippopus porcellanus) | occurrence records | Field guide | Gazetteer | Country Species Summary
Main Ref.
Also Ref.
occurence native
importance Ref.
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 from western Irian Jaya, New Guinea (Ref. 348). Engineer and Conflict Group Islands, is known to have the lowest population density of this species globally in 1996 (Ref. 117184). C: Refs. 117184, 348.
C = country distribution; M = map distribution; O = occurrence data; R = regional distribution
States/Provinces
States/Provinces Complete? No
National Checklist
country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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