Scarus ghobban Forsskål 1775

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 137

Scarus ghobban Forsskål 1775 —Blue-barred parrotfish

Taxonomy. First records from Lebanon as Scarus ghobban Forsskål 1775 by Bariche & Saad 2008; subsequently as recorded as Scarus ghobban by Bariche & Bernardi (2009); as Upeneus ghobban by Carpentieri et al. (2009: 3); as Scarus ghobban by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Red Sea, Indo-Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Socotra, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Mascarenes and Persian Gulf east to Panama (eastern Pacific), north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia), New South Wales ( Australia), Lord Howe Island, northern New Zealand, Kermadec Islands and Rapa; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 18 September 2009). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Significant increase in the last two decades. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed .