The Red List Assessment
Bucol, A. & Carpenter, K.E. 2024. Sphyraena obtusata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T18178601A46663984. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T18178601A46663984.en. Accessed on 12 February 2025.
Population trend
Unknown
Number of mature individuals
Habitat and ecology
Marine Neritic
Geographic range
-
Extant (resident)
Assessment Information
IUCN Red List Category and Criteria
Date assessed
14 August 2023
Year published
2024
Assessment Information in detail
Geographic Range
Native
Extant (resident)
American Samoa; Australia; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; China; Christmas Island; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Comoros; Disputed Territory; Djibouti; Egypt; Eritrea; Fiji; Guam; Hong Kong; India; Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Japan; Jordan; Kenya; Kiribati; Kuwait; Macao; Madagascar; Malaysia; Marshall Islands; Mauritius; Mayotte; Micronesia, Federated States of ; Mozambique; Myanmar; Nauru; New Caledonia; Northern Mariana Islands; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Qatar; Réunion; Samoa; Saudi Arabia; Seychelles; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Tonga; Tuvalu; United Arab Emirates; Vanuatu; Viet Nam; Wallis and Futuna; Yemen
Number of locations
251
Upper depth limit
1 metres
Lower depth limit
120 metres
Geographic Range in detail
Population
Current population trend
Number of mature individuals
Population severely fragmented
Continuing decline of mature individuals
Population in detail
Habitat and Ecology
System
Habitat type
Generation length (years)
3.2 years
Congregatory
Movement patterns
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat
Habitat and Ecology in detail
Threats
Biological resource use
- Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources
Threats in detail
Use and Trade
Food - human
Local:
✔
National:
✔
International:
✘
Use and Trade in detail
Conservation Actions
In-place land/water protection
- Occurs in at least one protected area : Unknown
Conservation Actions in detail
Bibliography
Red List Bibliography
Green Status Bibliography
External Data
Images and External Links
Images and External Links in detail
CITES Legislation from Species+
Data source
The information below is from the Species+ website.
CITES Legislation from Species+ in detail
Ex situ data from Species360
Data source
The information below is from Species360's Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS).
Ex situ data from Species360 in detail
Studies and Actions from Conservation Evidence
Data source
The information below is from the Conservation Evidence website.