Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus 1758) —Bartail flathead

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus) by Mouneimné (1977: 52); subsequently recorded as Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus 1758) by Mouneimné (2002: 123–124); recently recorded as Platycephalus indicus by Bariche (2012); as Platycephalus indicus by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366); as Platycephalus indicus by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East and South Africa and Persian Gulf east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to Korea and southern Japan, south to northwestern Australia and New South Wales (Australia); Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (DD: 4 February 2009). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Nonindigenous species, no conservation action needed.