NRLD - 330620 | Anodontostoma chacunda

Assessment ID

330620

Taxon name

Anodontostoma chacunda

(Hamilton, 1822)

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Taxonomic information

Scientific name

Anodontostoma chacunda

(Hamilton, 1822)

Assessed taxon level

Species

Higher level taxonomic groupings

Vertebrates

Fishes

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

chordata

Class

actinopterygii

Order

clupeiformes

Family

clupeidae

Genus

Anodontostoma

Species

chacunda

Species authority

(Hamilton, 1822)

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

Least Concern

Abbreviated status

Criteria system used

IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification

This inshore, pelagic speciesoccurs throughout UAE waters and can be common. Fishing activity is not expected to be causing population declines at this time. There are no known major threats; therefore, it is listed as Least Concern in the UAE.

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 occurs throughout UAE waters. Globally, it is widespread in the Indo-West Pacific (Nelson and Rothman 1973, Whitehead 1985). The depth range is 0 to 50 m (Whitehead 1985).

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 anadromous, pelagic-neritic species occurs in fresh to marine waters in tropical waters (Whitehead 1985, Riede 2004). It usually occurs in coastal marine waters, but occasionally ascends rivers to the inland limit of tidal influence (Rainboth 1996) and in mangrove areas (Amir et al. 2018). It feeds on diatoms, radiolarians, molluscs, copepods, and crustaceans (Whitehead 1985). Its maximum standard length is 22 cm (Randall 2005), with a common standard length of 14 cm (Whitehead and Wongratana 1984).

Threats and conservation measures listed

Threats listed in assessment

There are no known major threats in the UAE at this time. In general, the habitat of this species is likely impacted by reduction of river discharge, which increases local salinity. Take of immature individuals in shrimp trawl fisheries may also cause declines (Kazemi et al. 2013).

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.