Taxon name
Siganus luridus
(Rüppell, 1829)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Siganus luridus
(Rüppell, 1829)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Fishes
Species authority
(Rüppell, 1829)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
The record for Siganus spinus in Woodland (1984) is a misidentification of S. luridus (Randall 1995).
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
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This coastal species occurs throughout UAE waters. It is a relatively uncommon siganid species in the Arabian Gulf, and is taken in fisheries at a low amount. Fishing activity is not known to be driving population declines at this time; therefore, it is listed as Least Concern 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
This species occurs throughout UAE waters (Burt et al. 2011). Globally, it is restricted to the Western Indian Ocean where it occurs from East Africa, Comoros, Madagascar, and the Mascarenes to the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf (McCain et al. 1984, Woodland 1984, Al-Baharna 1986, Randall 1995).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species occurs in shallow waters over hard substrata, including coral and rocky reefs (Woodland 1984, Randall 1995). Adults occur singly or in small groups, while juveniles have been observed in large numbers. The maximum total length is 30 cm (Sommer et al. 1996).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Fishing activity is not known to be driving population declines in the UAE at this time. Corals in the UAE and Arabian Gulf have severely declined due to the increasing frequency of mass bleaching events caused by rising water temperatures, which is a consequence of climate change, as well as pervasive coastal development (Riegl et al. 2018, Burt et al. 2019).
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.
