Centinela

Kingdom : Metazoa

Edge : Arthropoda

Class : Malacostraca

Order : Decapoda

Family : Palinuridae

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

Western Atlantic (northeast coast of Brazil, F. de Noronha Islands) and Eastern Atlantic (Ascension Islands, St. Helena, Cape Verde and Canary Islands).

Distribution in the Canary Islands

Northeast of Lanzarote.

Origin

Habitat

It lives in submerged or semi-submerged marine caves between 5 and 30 m deep, including cracks and crevices. Present in sectors of the coast formed by irregular lava flows (underwater malpais). (Vice-Ministry of the Environment, 2004)

Population data

In the 2002 census the population was estimated between 48 and 53 specimens: 3 in Tenerife, 1 in La Gomera, 17 in La Palma and between 27 and 32 in El Hierro. (Vice-Ministry of the Environment, 2004)

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

Catálogo Español/LESRPE
Island	Category
El Hierro	En peligro de extinción
Gran Canaria	En peligro de extinción
La Gomera	En peligro de extinción
La Palma	En peligro de extinción
Tenerife	En peligro de extinción

Catálogo Canario
Island	Category
El Hierro	En peligro de extinción
Gran Canaria	En peligro de extinción
La Gomera	En peligro de extinción
La Palma	En peligro de extinción
Tenerife	En peligro de extinción

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