Taxon name
Planiliza persica
(Senou, Randall & Okiyama, 1995)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Planiliza persica
(Senou, Randall & Okiyama, 1995)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Fishes
Species authority
(Senou, Randall & Okiyama, 1995)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
The taxonomy of species in the Mugilidae family is complex and under revision (Durand and Borsa 2015).
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
This coastal species is only known from juvenile specimens collected in Dubai Creek in the UAE on the Arabian Gulf coast. It is taken in fisheries and the only confirmed specimens on a global-level were collected from Qatar and Bahrain in the 1970s and 1980s. It is listed as Data Deficient.
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 is only known from juvenile records taken off Dubai (N. Cordero Deatras pers. comm. 2019). On the global-level, it is only known from records taken off Bahrain and Qatar in the Arabian Gulf (Randall 1995, Senou et al. 1996).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species inhabits shallow coastal waters (Carpenter et al. 1997b). It feeds on detritus, algae, and small benthic invertebrates. The maximum total length is 30 cm (Randall 1995, Senou et al. 1996).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Threats are unknown. Overfishing may be a potential threat.
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.
