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

Taxa
Sardinella gibbosa | (Bleeker, 1849)
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
Sardinella gibbosa is often confused with S. fimbriata in Indian waters (Whitehead 1985). There is at least one cryptic species present in the northern Philippines that has been called S. gibbosa (Thomas et al. 2014).
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species occurs throughout UAE waters. Globally, it is widespread in the Indo-West Pacific (Bleeker 1849, Russell and Houston 1989, Stern et al. 2015, Stern et al. 2016). Its depth range is 10 to 70 m (Pauly et al. 1996, FAO-FIGIS 2005).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
Yes
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This pelagic, reef-associated species occurs in tropical waters between 10 to 70 m depth (Pauly et al. 1996, FAO-FIGIS 2005). It forms schools in coastal inshore waters, including estuaries and mangrove areas (Sousa and Dias 1981, Fischer et al. 1990, Shahraki et al. 2016). Its diet mainly consists of crustaceans and phytoplankton (Lazarus 1977). Its maximum standard length is 17 cm (Whitehead 1985) and the maximum reported age is 7 years (Sanders and Morgan 1989). The average size at first maturity has been reported as 13.7 cm (Bennet et al. 1992).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
This inshore, pelagic speciesoccurs throughout UAE waters. Fishing activity is not expected to be causing population declines approaching a Near Threatened or threatened level at this time. Although, catch is apparently declining slightly on the eastern coast in recent years, and this requires further investigation. 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 declines approaching a Near Threatened or threatened level in the UAE at this time. Declines due to overexploitation have been reported elsewhere, including Iran (Pauly and Zeller 2015). 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
Sardinella gibbosa Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Clupeiformes Clupeidae Sardinella