NRLD - 330625 | Sardinella sindensis

Assessment ID

330625

Taxon name

Sardinella sindensis

(Day, 1878)

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Taxonomic information

Scientific name

Sardinella sindensis

(Day, 1878)

Assessed taxon level

Species

Higher level taxonomic groupings

Vertebrates

Fishes

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

chordata

Class

actinopterygii

Order

clupeiformes

Family

clupeidae

Genus

Sardinella

Species

sindensis

Species authority

(Day, 1878)

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

Criteria system used

IUCN

(see Assessment details)

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.

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 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).

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 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).

Threats and conservation measures listed

Threats listed in assessment

This species may be negatively impacted in areas where it is heavily exploited (e.g., India, Pakistan and Iran).

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.