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

Taxa
Carangoides equula | (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
Taxonomic Notes
In Hawaii, this species has been referred to as Carangoides dasson. Easter Island occurrences are likely conspecific with the Hawaiian fish (W. Smith-Vaniz pers. comm. 2015). Taxonomic clarification is needed on the disjunct populations reported for this species.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
In UAE waters, this species occurs only in Sea of Oman. In the Arabian Sea region, it is known only from northern Somalia, Oman and Iran (Sea of Oman). Records from Iraq (Jawad et al. 2018) require verification. Globally, it has a widespread, but patchy distribution in the Indo-West Pacific (Randall 1981, Larson et al. 2013). The depth range is 64 to 452 m (al Sakaff and Esseen 1999, Randall and Cea 2011, R. Myers pers. comm. 2016).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
Yes
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This benthopelagic species occurs on the continental shelf and slope and is known to frequent deep reefs (Sommer et al. 1996, Mundy 2005, Randall and Cea 2011). The maximum fork length is 50 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 the UAE, this relatively deep-living species inhabits the continental shelf and slope on the Sea of Oman coast. Very little is known on its population; 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 + 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
Threats are poorly understood.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Carangoides equula Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Perciformes Carangidae Carangoides