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

Taxa
Pristipomoides filamentosus | (Valenciennes, 1830)
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
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
In UAE waters, this species occurs only in the Sea of Oman. A report of this species occurring in the Arabian Gulf from Blegvad (1944) is questionable (Carpenter et al. 1997b). Globally, it is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific (Anderson and Allen 2001, Williams et al. 2006). Its depth range is 40 to 360 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 benthopelagic, reef-associated species occurs over rocky bottoms (Sommer et al. 1996). At night, it migrates vertically to the upper part of its habitat to feed on small fishes, shrimps, crabs, amphipods, ascidians and salps (Opic et al. 1994, Anderson and Allen 2001). Its maximum total length is 100 cm (Anderson 1986), but more commonly occurs to 50 cm standard length (Anderson and Allen 2001). Female fork length at first maturity ranges from 36 to 38 cm (Mees 1993).The maximum reported age is 44 years (Andrews et al. 2012).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
In UAE waters, this relatively deep-living, reef-associated species occurs only in the Sea of Oman. It is exploited in the UAE and surrounding waters of the Sea of Oman. Anecdotal observations reported by fishermen indicate catch of this species declined by about 80% over the past decade. The generation length is not known due in part to the lack of data on age at first maturity. In addition, fishing effort trends are poorly understood. Based on the concern for its population status in the face of possible ongoing overexploitation, and general lack of data, it is listed as Data Deficient. It is recommended to conduct life history studies and improve fisheries management.
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
Overfishing is a major threat to this species in the UAE. 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
Pristipomoides filamentosus Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Perciformes Lutjanidae Pristipomoides