Pelates quadrilineatus (Bloch 1790)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 142-143

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C3E5AF7F-1C84-450E-B228-BD78D0084071
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4347246
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6E2F87D6-FF0F-FF5F-FF2E-F88DFDA3FA54
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Pelates quadrilineatus (Bloch 1790)
status

Treatment

Pelates quadrilineatus (Bloch 1790) View in CoL —Fourlined terapon

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Pelates quadrilineatus (Bloch) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 44); subsequently recorded as Pelates quadrilineatus (Bloch 1790) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 135–136).

Distribution. Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius (Mascarenes) and Persian Gulf east to Philippines, New Guinea and Vanuatu, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia and southeastern Queensland ( Australia); Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

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