Cheilodipterus novemstriatus (Rüppell 1838)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 123

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346841
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Cheilodipterus novemstriatus (Rüppell 1838)
status

Treatment

Cheilodipterus novemstriatus (Rüppell 1838) View in CoL —Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Cheilodipterus novemstriatus (Rüppell 1838) View in CoL by Bariche & Azzurro (2012); as Cheilodipterus novemstriatus View in CoL by Aguillar et al. (2018: 80). Material in collection: AUBM (OS3916).

Distribution. Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden and Socotra east to Persian Gulf; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (NE). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Significant increase in the last two decades. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed.