Lobotes surinamensis (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 : 77

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scientific name	Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch 1790)
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Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch 1790) —Atlantic tripletail

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch 1790) by George et al. (1964: 17); subsequently recorded as Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch) by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch 1790) by Mouneimné (2002: 153–154); recently recorded as Lobotes surinamensis by Aguillar et al. (2018: 81). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Sarafand, Saida, Beirut, Batroun, Tripoli (1998–2019). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM.

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, South China Sea), except for eastern Pacific.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 23 August 2012); Med. ( LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action .

References

George, C. J., Athanassiou, V. A. & Boulos, I. (1964) The fishes of the coastal waters of Lebanon. Miscellaneous Papers in the Natural Sciences. The American University of Beirut, 4, 1 - 24.

Mouneimne, N. (1977) Liste des poissons de la cote du Liban (Mediterranee orientale). Cybium, 3 (1), 37 - 66.

Mouneimne, N. (2002) Poissons marins du Liban et de la Mediterranee orientale. INCAM-EU / CNRS Lebanon, Beyrouth, 271 pp.