This species is assessed as Data Deficient for the UAE because this is a poorly known species, with only very few, widely scattered records. No regional adjustment is made to the Data Deficient assessment.

This species is assessed as Data Deficient because only a single old record is known, from Ras Al Khaimah. The species may well occur elsewhere in the country, however, it is also possible that the specimen remains may not have originated from within the UAE. No regional adjustment is made to the Data Deficient assessment.

This species is newly recorded for the UAE following survey work in early 2018, when the species was found over a pool in Wadi Wurayah, Fujairah. The species is assessed as Data Deficient because there is only one confirmed record and the status of the species in the country has not been established. No regional adjustment is made to the Data Deficient assessment.

The Banded Eagle Ray occurs throughout UAE inshore waters, and is common. This species is not targeted or valued in markets of the UAE and trawling has been banned there since 1980. It is caught as bycatch in inshore gill net fisheries. It is under extremely intense and increasing demersal fishing pressure in much of the Arabian Sea region, and declines have been detected in Pakistan, India and the Red Sea. The loss and degradation of coastal habitats in the Gulf is a significant concern. It is especially susceptible to exploitation (target and bycatch) in many largely unregulated gill net, longline and trawl fisheries that operate within its range outside and surrounding UAE waters. Some management measures are now in place in the Arabian Sea region, although domestic fisheries are likely to continue. Though data specifically from the UAE are not available, individuals in the UAE are a component of a larger, interconnected and migratory population that occurs broadly in the north-western Indian Ocean. It is inferred that declines reported in the Arabian Sea region are representative of its status in the UAE. Based on recorded levels of exploitation and decline in habitat quality, it is suspected to have declined by at least 30% over the past three generation lengths, or about 45 years. It is listed as Vulnerable A2cd.

The species occurs in the Ru'us al-Jibal within the UAE. It is not thought to be facing any widespread threats and its population trend is likely stable. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern.

This species is generally considered to be rare, with few sightings in recent years. It is only known from the Ru'us al-Jibal, which provides a restricted distribution. However, this species may benefit from or be negatively affected by climate change depending on whether rainfall and atmospheric moisture increases or decreases. Due to this uncertainty, and few records of the species in general, it is currently considered Data Deficient.

Preen (2004) reported a 71% decline in small species of dolphins in the Arabian Gulf from 1986 to 1999, which included: Neophocaena phocaenoides, Sousa plumbea and Tursiops aduncus. There is no information available on decline rates in the individual species, so based on the assumption that they all declined equally, it appears reasonable to infer a population reduction of >50% for S. plumbea over the past three generations (75 years). The species, therefore, qualifies for assessment as Endangered (EN) under criterion A2bc. The reduction is thought to be due to a combination of pressures including declining habitat quality because of increasing coastal development, bycatch, collision with boats and declines in fish stocks. The decline is continuing but it is not possible to say if it is at the same rate. The species potentially also qualifies for listing as EN under criterion C1. There is no rescue effect, as the species does not move very far; the species tends to be very localised in its occurrence.

This species was last recorded in the UAE in 1953 from the Buraimi Oasis area, Al Ain, and there is a possible record from south of Al Ain from 2018 that requires confirmation. The species is assessed as Data Deficient because the last confirmed records date from 1953 and there is only one possible record in recent times. No regional adjustment is made to the Data Deficient assessment.

This species had been recorded in large numbers in the 1950s in two areas in UAE (Sharjah city and the Al Ain area) but is only known in small numbers from recent records. It is assessed as Data Deficient because too little is know about the current status and it is difficult to interpret the apparent decline in numbers since the 1950s. No regional adjustment is made to the Data Deficient assessment.

This species is generally considered to be widespread throughout rocky areas in the northeast of the UAE, in addition to growing at high altitudes where it may be subject to fewer threats. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern for the UAE.