Taxon name
Carangoides bajad
(Forsskål, 1775)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Carangoides bajad
(Forsskål, 1775)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Fishes
Species authority
(Forsskål, 1775)
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)
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data deficient
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This inshore, pelagic speciesoccurs throughout UAE waters. It is common in UAE fish markets, and is heavily exploited by surrounding countries as well. A 2014 stock assessment for Abu Dhabi considered this species to be overfished. Abu Dhabi catch fluctuated with no clear trend between 2007-2018. An update to the stock assessment is expected in 2020, and until those results are available to compare to the 2014 assessment, its population status is poorly understood; therefore, it is listed as Data Deficient in the UAE. It is recommended to conduct life history studies to estimate generation length and improve fisheries monitoring.
Assessment details
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). The depth range is 2 to 70 m (Allen and Erdmann 2012).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species schools in inshore coral and rocky reefs (Grandcourt et al. 2004). It feeds on nekton, crustaceans and finfish (Blaber et al. 1990, Masuda and Allen 1993). The estimated total length at first maturity for females is 24.7 cm and it spawns between May and September, with main spawning activity during June and September (Grandcourt et al. 2004). The maximum fork lengthis 55 cm (Smith-Vaniz 1984).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Overexploitation is a potential major threat in parts of its range. 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
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.
