Pseudocaranx dentex (Bloch & Schneider 1801) —White trevally

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Caranx dentex (Schneider) by Mouneimné (1977: 63); subsequently recorded as Caranx dentex (Schneider 1801) by Mouneimné (2002: 142–143). Recent unpublished records from Beirut (9 December 2009, 5 June 2011 and 5 September 2012). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Nearly circumglobal in warm temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea), but not in eastern Pacific.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 10 May 2013); Med. (NE). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, NIS, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action .