Upeneus pori Ben-Tuvia & Golani 1989 —Por’s goatfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Upeneus sp. by George et al. (1964: 18); U. asymetricus Lachner 1954 by George & Athanassiou (1966b: 68–74; 1967: 285); subsequently recorded as Upeneus asymmetricus Lachner by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Upeneus asymmetricus Lachner 1954 by Mouneimné (2002: 157); recently recorded as Upeneus pori by Carpentieri et al. (2009: 3); as Upeneus pori Bariche et al. (2015: 2366); as Upeneus pori by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169). Material in collection: AUBM, KAUM and USNM (as U. asymmetricus).

Distribution. Northern Red Sea endemic; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (NE). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed.