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NRLD - 330151 | Planiliza carinata

Assessment ID
330151
Taxon name
Planiliza carinata
(Valenciennes, 1836)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Planiliza carinata
(Valenciennes, 1836)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Fishes
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
actinopterygii
Order
mugiliformes
Family
mugilidae
Genus
Planiliza
Species
carinata
Species authority
(Valenciennes, 1836)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
The taxonomy of species in the Mugilidae family is complex and under revision (Durand and Borsa 2015).
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
Data deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
This inshore and estuarine species is not yet confirmed to occur in UAE waters, but may occur there. It is easily confused with Planiliza klunzingeri, and would be taken at some level in mixed mullet landings along with this species. It is listed as Data Deficient.
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 is not yet confirmed from UAE waters, but may occur there. Globally, it is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific (Masuda et al. 1984).
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
This species inhabits coastal marine waters, and can enter rivers, and unlike Liza klunzingeri, it is rarely found in El Hammar Marsh in Iraq.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
This species is likely experiencing the same threats as Liza klunzingeri, which declined by about 40-50% over the past 10 years due to exploitation and habitat loss caused by cessation of rivers and coastal development, but few data exist as it has been historically confused with this species.
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.