Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus 1766)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 136

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346563
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scientific name	Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus 1766)
status

Treatment

Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus 1766) View in CoL —Cobia

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Rachycentron canadum View in CoL by fasciata View in CoL by Crocetta & Bariche in Crocetta et al. (2015: 697).

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical seas (including Red Sea, Persian Gulf), strays to Mediterranean Sea.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 21 August 2012). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed .