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NRLD - 329915 | Epinephelus latifasciatus

Assessment ID
329915
Taxon name
Epinephelus latifasciatus
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Epinephelus latifasciatus
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Fishes
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
actinopterygii
Order
perciformes
Family
epinephelidae
Genus
Epinephelus
Species
latifasciatus
Species authority
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
United Arab Emirates (the)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
United Arab Emirates (the)
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
This demersal species inhabits soft and hard bottoms throughout UAE waters. Fishing activity is not known to be causing population declines at this time. There are no known major threats; therefore, it is listed as Least Concern in the UAE.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
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.
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
This species occurs throughout UAE waters. Globally, it is widespread in the Indo-West Pacific (Heemstra and Randall 1993). Its depth range is 20-230 metres.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Yes
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Adults of this species inhabit coarse sand or rocky bottoms, while juveniles inhabit silty-sand and mud bottoms (Carpenter et al. 1997). It seems to prefer continental localities and low-relief bottoms. Its maximum standard length is 137 cm (Randall and Heemstra 1991). In India, the spawning season for this species occurs from November to March and lengths of males and females at 50% maturity are 66 and 61 cm total length, respectively (Sujatha Shrikanya 2013).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Fishing activity is not known to be causing population declines in the UAE at this time.
Publication
UAE National Red List of Marine Species: Reef-building corals, cartilaginous fishes and select bony fishes
Ralph, G.M., Stump, E., Linardich, C., Bullock, R.W., Carpenter, K.E., Allen D.J., Hilton-Taylor, C., Al Mheiri, R., and Alshamsi, O. 2021. UAE National Red List of Marine Species: Reef-building corals, cartilaginous fishes and select bony fishes. 2021. Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.