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Acanthopagrus berda - UAE National Red List of Marine Species: Reef-building corals, cartilaginous fishes and select bony fishes

Publication
UAE National Red List of Marine Species: Reef-building corals, cartilaginous fishes and select bony fishes
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates (the)
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Fishes
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
This species was previously confused with Acanthopagrus vagus in South Africa (Heemstra and Heemstra 2004, Iwatsuki and Heemstra 2010).
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
In UAE waters, this species only occurs in the Sea of Oman. It is not likely to occur in the Arabian Gulf, and reports from there are probably misidentifications of Acanthopagrus randalli (Y. Iwatsuki pers. comm. 2013). Globally, it is restricted to the Indian Ocean where it occurs from South Africa, Madagascar to the Red Sea, India, Phuket and Malaysia (Iwatsuki and Heemstra 2010). This species occurs to 50 m depth.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
Yes
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This is an estuarine-dependent species found mainly on sandy and muddy grounds in shallow coastal waters to 50 m depth (Fischer and Bianchi 1984, Garratt 1993). Juveniles inhabit protected bays and estuaries (Carpenter 2001). This species enters freshwaters in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Madagascar. It feeds on worms, molluscs, crustaceans, echinoderms and small fish (Fischer et al. 1990). The maximum length is 90 cm (Smith and Smith 1986). This species is a protandrous hermaphrodite (Allsop and West 2003).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data deficient
Assessment status abreviation
DD
Assessment rationale/justification
In the UAE, this coastal and estuarine species occurs only in the Sea of Oman. It is apparently naturally rare in UAE waters. The impact from the ongoing degradation of estuaries in the region may require further investigation. It is listed as Data Deficient.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2019
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
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.
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Fishing activity is not known to be driving population declines at this time, but habitat degradation, especially of estuaries, may be impacting this species.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: