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

Taxa
Herklotsichthys lossei | Wongratana, 1983
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
This species is often misidentified as Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus in the Arabian Gulf.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
In UAE waters, this species is only known from the Arabian Gulf. Globally, it is possibly restricted to the Gulf, but records from the Red Sea (Wongratana 1983) and off Socotra Island, Yemen (Lavergne et al. 2016) require further study. The depth range is 0 to 50 m (Whitehead 1985).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
Yes
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This pelagic, coastal species forms schools in subtropical marine waters. Its maximum standard length is 8 cm (Whitehead 1985).
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 species occurs only in the Arabian Gulf waters of the UAE. It is not of commercial importance, and there are no known major threats in the UAE or surrounding areas at this time; 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
There are no known major threats to this species in the UAE or immediately surrounding areas.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Herklotsichthys lossei Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Clupeiformes Clupeidae Herklotsichthys