Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen 1788) —Silver scabbardfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Lepidopus argenteus, Roussat = L. argyreus, C.V. by Gruvel (1931: 113); subsequently recorded as Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen 1788) by George et al. (1964: 21); as Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen) by Mouneimné (1977: 64); as Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen 1788) by Mouneimné (2002: 230–231); recently recorded as Lepidopus caudatus by Aguillar et al. (2018: 82). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (DD: 19 May 2013); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Low priority for conservation action .