Taxon name
Sarda orientalis
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sarda orientalis
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Fishes
Species authority
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
United Arab Emirates (the)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
United Arab Emirates (the)
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data deficient
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
In UAE waters, this pelagic species occurs only in the Sea of Oman. It is taken in fisheries there, and catch has been in a general decline in recent years. Data on this species' population status are lacking in general, including in the UAE as well as directly outside. It is also exploited in Oman. Considering the potential threat from fishing and little data on its population in general, it is listed as Data Deficient in the UAE.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
In UAE waters, this species occurs only in the Sea of Oman. It does not occur in the Arabian Gulf (B. Collette pers. comm. 2013). Globally, this species is patchily, but widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This coastal, pelagic species schools with small tunas to 30 m depth. It is also found around some islands (Collette 1995). It feeds on clupeoids, other fishes, squids, and decapod crustaceans. It occurs at temperatures of 13.5-“23'°C. Fork length at first maturity is about 54 cm (Silas 1964). Maximum fork length is 102 cm.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Fishing is a potential threat, but this is poorly understood.
Publication
Ralph, G.M., Stump, E., Linardich, C., Bullock, R.W., Carpenter, K.E., Allen D.J., Hilton-Taylor, C., Al Mheiri, R., and Alshamsi, O. 2021. UAE National Red List of Marine Species: Reef-building corals, cartilaginous fishes and select bony fishes. 2021. Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
