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NRLD - 330628 | Uraspis uraspis

Assessment ID
330628
Taxon name
Uraspis uraspis
(Günther, 1860)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Uraspis uraspis
(Günther, 1860)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Fishes
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
actinopterygii
Order
perciformes
Family
carangidae
Genus
Uraspis
Species
uraspis
Species authority
(Günther, 1860)
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 pelagic speciesdoes not occur in the Arabian Gulf of the UAE and has not yet been confirmed from the eastern coast. Little is known on its distribution, population, ecology and potential threats in the UAE; therefore, 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 confirmed to occur in the UAE, but may occur on the Sea of Oman coast. It is easily confused and misidentified as Uraspis helvola; due to this, it is not yet confirmed to occur in the Arabian Gulf (W. Smith-Vaniz pers. comm. 2013). Globally, it is widespread in the Indo-West Pacific (Masuda et al. 1984, Smith-Vaniz 1984, Paxton et al. 1989, Smith-Vaniz 1999). The depth range is 20 to 130 m (Mundy 2005).
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 forms small, demersal schools over the continental shelf (Paxton et al. 1989). The diet consists of epibenthic crustaceans and cephalopods (Myers 1999). The maximum fork length is 28 cm (Smith-Vaniz 1984).
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Threats are unknown.
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.