Epinephelus epistictus | UAE National Red List of Marine Species: Reef-building corals, cartilaginous fishes and select bony fishes
Taxa
Epinephelus epistictus | (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
Publication
Asessment status in full
Data deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
In the UAE, this relatively deep-living, reef-associated species occurs only in the Sea of Oman. It is heavily exploited in grouper fisheries that operate along the UAE eastern coast and neighboring areas of Oman, and these are considered to be part of the same population. Anecdotal information indicates that catch of this species has declined by 50% since about 2000, but quantified data are not available. Life history data are also not available, which prevents an estimate of generation length at this time. Due to the lack of information and major threat from overexploitation, it is listed as Data Deficient in the UAE. In addition to improvements in fisheries monitoring, research is also needed on its life history.
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 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.
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Threats listed in assessment
Overfishing is a potential major threat to this species in the UAE.
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Epinephelus epistictus | Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Epinephelidae | Epinephelus |