Taxon name
Pomadasys commersonnii
(Lacepède, 1801)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pomadasys commersonnii
(Lacepède, 1801)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Fishes
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)
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
This inshore, marine and estuarine species occurs throughout UAE waters. Fishing activity is not known to be causing declines in the UAE. It can be impacted by estuarine degradation (e.g., South Africa). There are no known major threats; therefore, it is listed as Least Concern in the UAE.
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 restricted to the Western Indian Ocean where it occurs from South Africa and Madagascar to the Arabian Gulf to India and the Seychelles (Smith and Heemstra 2003). Its estimated depth range is 0-50 m.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This species inhabits shallow coastal areas and estuaries (Smith and Heemstra 2003). Spawning occurs at sea and juveniles settle in estuaries (Whitfield 1998). Adults inhabit full marine habitats, but also travel to estuaries for feeding (Day et al. 1981, Dames et al. 2017). Its maximum standard length is at least 70 cm (Nodo et al. 2017), longevity is 15 years and sexual maturity occurs at 3 years of age and 30-40 cm total length (Day et al. 1981). A study conducted in Oman reported lengths at 50% maturity of 44.2 cm for males and 42 cm for females (Al-Nahdi et al. 2010). When applying an age at first reproduction of 3 years and longevity of 15 years, its estimated generation length is 9 years based on the following equation recommended by the IUCN Red List methods: Age at first reproduction + (Age at last reproduction -“ age at first reproduction)/2.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Fishing activity is not known to be driving declines in the UAE at this time. Anthropogenic modification of estuarine habitats, which is pervasive in the Arabian Gulf region, may impact this species.
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.
