Pristipomoides filamentosus | UAE National Red List of Marine Species: Reef-building corals, cartilaginous fishes and select bony fishes
Taxa
Pristipomoides filamentosus | (Valenciennes, 1830)
Publication
Asessment status in full
Data deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
In UAE waters, this relatively deep-living, reef-associated species occurs only in the Sea of Oman. It is exploited in the UAE and surrounding waters of the Sea of Oman. Anecdotal observations reported by fishermen indicate catch of this species declined by about 80% over the past decade. The generation length is not known due in part to the lack of data on age at first maturity. In addition, fishing effort trends are poorly understood. Based on the concern for its population status in the face of possible ongoing overexploitation, and general lack of data, it is listed as Data Deficient. It is recommended to conduct life history studies and improve fisheries management.
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 major threat to this species in the UAE. Corals in the UAE and Arabian Gulf have severely declined due to the increasing frequency of mass bleaching events caused by rising water temperatures, which is a consequence of climate change, as well as pervasive coastal development (Riegl et al. 2018, Burt et al. 2019).
Conservation Measures
Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:
Scientific Name | Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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Pristipomoides filamentosus | Animalia | Chordata | Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Lutjanidae | Pristipomoides |