Lutjanus quinquelineatus | UAE National Red List of Marine Species: Reef-building corals, cartilaginous fishes and select bony fishes

Taxa
Lutjanus quinquelineatus | (Bloch, 1790)
Publication
UAE National Red List of Marine Species: Reef-building corals, cartilaginous fishes and select bony fishes
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Fishes
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
This species has been referred to as Lutjanus spilurus (Allen 1985).
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species occurs throughout UAE waters. Globally, it is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific (Allen 1985). Its depth range is 2 to 40 m (Anderson and Allen 2001).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
Yes
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This reef-associated species inhabits sheltered lagoons and exposed, outer slope coral reefs (Anderson and Allen 2001). It is frequently encountered in large aggregations of 100 or more individuals. Juveniles are solitary and inhabit shallow areas in protected bays with algae and rubble substrates (Kuiter and Tonozuka 2001). It feeds mainly on fishes and crustaceans (Allen 1984). It reaches a maximum total length of about 38 cm, but is more commonly seen to 20 cm (Anderson and Allen 2001). The maximum ageis 32 years off Australia (Anderson et al. 2003). The age at maturity is 2.9 years, the reproductive lifespan is estimated at 23.9 years and the natural mortality is 0.84 (Martinez-Andrade 2003).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This reef-associated species occurs throughout UAE waters. Fishing activity is not known to be causing declines in the UAE. There are no known major threats; therefore, it is listed as Least Concern in the UAE.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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.
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
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).
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Lutjanus quinquelineatus Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Perciformes Lutjanidae Lutjanus