Dussumieria elopsoides Bleeker 1849 —Slender rainbow sardine

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes 1847 by George et al. (1964: 11); subsequently recorded as Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Dussumieria acuta Valenciennes 1847 by Mouneimné (2002: 72–73); recently recorded as Dussumieria elopsoides by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366). Material in collection: AUBM, BMNH (as D. acuta) and USNM (as D. acuta and D. productissima).

Distribution. Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Somalia and Persian Gulf east to Solomon Islands, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 1 March 2017). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed .