NRLD - 330456 | Trachinotus baillonii

Assessment ID

330456

Taxon name

Trachinotus baillonii

(Lacepède, 1801)

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Taxonomic information

Scientific name

Trachinotus baillonii

(Lacepède, 1801)

Assessed taxon level

Species

Higher level taxonomic groupings

Vertebrates

Fishes

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

chordata

Class

actinopterygii

Order

perciformes

Family

carangidae

Genus

Trachinotus

Species

baillonii

Species authority

(Lacepède, 1801)

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

Criteria system used

IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification

This inshore, pelagic speciesoccurs in the Sea of Oman and possibly on the Gulf coast in UAE waters. Anecdotal observations of its ocurrence in fish markets on the eastern coast indicate some possible declines have occurred. Fishing activity is not known to be causing declines approaching a Near Threatened or threatened level at this time; therefore, it is listed as Least Concern in the UAE. It is recommended to improved fisheries monitoring.

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 (Smith-Vaniz 1984, 1999, Hussain and Jawad 2014, W. Smith-Vaniz pers. comm. 2015). The depth range is 0 to 3 m (Bacchet et al. 2006).

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 coastal species is often found near the surface waters of lagoon and seaward reefs (Randall 1995, Kuiter and Tonozuka 2001, Allen and Erdmann 2012), and in surge zones along sandy beaches (Smith-Vaniz 1999). It is usually observed in small aggregations and its diet consists mainly of crustaceans and worms (Randall 1995, Smith-Vaniz 1999). The maximum total length is 53 cm (Smith-Vaniz 1984).

Threats and conservation measures listed

Threats listed in assessment

Fishing activity is not known to be driving declines in the UAE at this time. 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).

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.