Alepes djedaba (Forsskål 1775) —Shrimp scad

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Caranx djeddaba Forskäl 1775 by George et al. (1964: 19); subsequently recorded as Atule djeddaba in George & Athannassiou (1976: 269); as Selar djeddaba (Forsskål) by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Selar djeddaba (Forsskål 1775) by Mouneimné (2002: 145–146); recently recorded as Alepes djedaba by Bariche et al. (2007: 112); as Alepes djedaba by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra, Madagascar and Persian Gulf east to Hawaiian Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia; eastern Mediterranean Sea and Sea of Marmara (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 6 March 2015). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed .