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

Taxa
Pagellus affinis | Boulenger, 1888
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
This species occurs in the Sea of Oman waters of the UAE, but does not occur on the Arabian Gulf coast. Globally, it is restricted to the northwestern Indian Ocean from the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Gulf to Pakistan (Y. Iwatsuki pers. comm. 2013).
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
Yes
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species inhabits a variety of bottom types, but prefers hard bottoms to at least 100 m depth (Carpenter et al. 1997b). It consumes small invertebrates (Sivasubramaniam and Ebrahim 1982). It commonly occurs to 15-25 cm length, with a maximum total length of 37 cm (Sivasubramaniam and Ebrahim 1982, Sommer et al. 1996).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Least Concern
Assessment status abreviation
LC
Assessment rationale/justification
In the UAE, this coastal species occurs only on the Sea of Oman coast. It is taken in small quantities by fishers there and likely elsewhere in waters neighboring the UAE. Fishing activity is not known to be driving population declines at this time; therefore, it is listed as Least Concern.
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 in the UAE at this time.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Pagellus affinis Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Perciformes Sparidae Pagellus