Jaydia queketti (Gilchrist 1903) —Spotfin cardinal

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Jaydia queketti by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa, South Africa, Socotra and Persian Gulf to western India; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (NE). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Significant increase in the last two decades. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed.