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

Taxa
Acroteriobatus omanensis | Last, Henderson & Naylor, 2016
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
The Oman Guitarfish occurs in UAE waters on the Sea of Oman coast. It is excluded from the Arabian Gulf. Globally, it is restricted to the Sea of Oman (Last et al. 2016a, 2016b).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
Yes
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Little is known about this species' habitats, but it is presumed to occur over soft substrates. A male was mature at 50 cm total length (TL) and three adult females were 58-60 cm TL (Last et al. 2016a), indicating this is a small species. There are no reproductive or age data available. Generation length is inferred to be 5 years from the Lesser Guitarfish (Acroteriobatus annulatus) from southern Africa (Compagno et al. 1989).
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, the Oman Guitarfish occurs only in the Sea of Oman. It is a poorly-known, relatively recently described species with a global distribution that is apparently restricted to inshore waters of the Sea of Oman. A total ban on fishing for this species has been in place in the UAE since 2019. It has been taken in fisheries in the past at an unknown level. Little is known on its distribution, population, ecology and potential major threat from fishing; therefore, 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
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
The direct threats are unknown for this species, but similar species are known to be impacted by high levels of largely unmanaged and unreported mortality in target and bycatch fisheries.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Acroteriobatus omanensis Animalia Chordata Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Rhinobatidae Acroteriobatus