Centinela

Kingdom : Metazoa

Edge : Chordata

Class : Actinopteri

Order : Syngnathiformes

Family : Syngnathidae

ENDEMICITY
Canarias	Gender	Do not
	Species	Do not
	Subspecies	-
Macaronesia	Gender	Do not
	Species	Do not
	Subspecies	-

Distribution in the Canary Islands
High confidence - Land High confidence - Marine (<200m) Medium / low confidence No information With presence in the sea No presence at sea

Worldwide distribution

Canary Islands, Azores and Madeira. Mediterranean, Eastern Atlantic, from the British Isles to Morocco.

Distribution in the Canary Islands

Costas Sur, Southeast, Southwest, West and Northeast of La Palma, South, Southeast and East of Tenerife, Northwest, Northeast, East, Southeast and Southwest of Gran Canaria, North of Fuerteventura (including Lobos), and South and Southeast of Lanzarote. Dubious its presence to the Southwest of La Gomera.

Origin

Habitat

It lives in detritic bottoms and among algae of rocky bottoms (1-50 m), in meadows of the phanerogam. (Brito et al., 2002)

Population data

In the censuses carried out in 2002 and 2003, 3 specimens were found in Gran Canaria and 1 in Lanzarote. (Vice-Ministry of the Environment, 2009)

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Ley de Pesca de Canarias
Island	Category
Fuerteventura	Captura totalmente prohibida
Gran Canaria	Captura totalmente prohibida
Lanzarote	Captura totalmente prohibida
La Palma	Captura totalmente prohibida
Mar	Captura totalmente prohibida
Tenerife	Captura totalmente prohibida
El Hierro	Captura totalmente prohibida

Catálogo Canario
Island	Category
El Hierro	Interés para los ecosistemas canarios
Fuerteventura	Interés para los ecosistemas canarios
Gran Canaria	Interés para los ecosistemas canarios
Lanzarote	Interés para los ecosistemas canarios
La Palma	Interés para los ecosistemas canarios
Tenerife	Interés para los ecosistemas canarios
Mar	Interés para los ecosistemas canarios

CITES
Island	Category
Fuerteventura	Apéndice II
Gran Canaria	Apéndice II
Lanzarote	Apéndice II
La Palma	Apéndice II
Mar	Apéndice II
Tenerife	Apéndice II
El Hierro	Apéndice II

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