Fistularia commersonii Rüppell 1838

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 147

Fistularia commersonii Rüppell 1838 —Bluespotted cornetfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Fistularia commersonii in Bariche et al. (2014) ; as Fistularia commersonii in Bariche et al. (2009) ; as Fistularia commersonii by Carpentieri et al. (2009: 3); as Fistularia commersonii in Bariche et al. (2015: 2169) and Aguillar et al. (2018: 81). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Southeastern Atlantic: Ascension Island; Red Sea, Indo-Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Sokotra, Madagascar, Mascarenes and Persian Gulf east to Mexico and Panama, north to southern Japan, Ogasawara Islands and Hawaiian Islands, south to Rottnest Island (Western Australia), New Caledonia, New Zealand and Rapa; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 21 January 2016). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Significant increase in the last two decades. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed .