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

Taxa
Sardinella sindensis | (Day, 1878)
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 throughout UAE waters. Globally, it is restricted to the western Indian Ocean from the Gulf of Aden to the Arabian Gulf to the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka (Lazarus 1980, Abdussamad et al. 2006). It occurs at latitudes between 30'°N and 10'°N and at longitudes between 42'°E and 74'°E. Its depth range is 0 to 50 metres (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-neritic species schools in coastal tropical waters to a depth of 50 m. It is also known to enter rivers in southern Iran (Coad 2017). Its maximum standard length is 17 cm, but is more common to 14 cm (Whitehead 1985). Off Qeshm Island, Iran, the maximum age is 3.5 years. Thisis a fast-growing species with a short life span (Dehghani et al. 2015).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
This pelagic speciesoccurs throughout UAE waters, but its population there is very poorly understood. It is presumably retained as bycatch in fisheries that also take Sardinella longiceps. It is heavily exploited in areas within close proximity of UAE waters, including Iran, and the status of those stocks is not known. Due to the lack of information regarding its population status, and potential major threat from exploitation, it is listed as Data Deficient in the UAE. Improvements in fisheries monitoring are needed.
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
This species may be negatively impacted in areas where it is heavily exploited (e.g., India, Pakistan and Iran).
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Sardinella sindensis Animalia Chordata Actinopterygii Clupeiformes Clupeidae Sardinella