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

Taxa
Sarda orientalis | (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844)
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. 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.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
Yes
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.
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 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.
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 is a potential threat, but this is poorly understood.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Sarda orientalis Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Perciformes Scombridae Sarda