Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus 1758

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 42

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scientific name	Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus 1758
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Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL —Tropical two-wing flyingfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Exocetus volitans View in CoL , L. by Gruvel (1931: 86).

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical through temperate seas (including Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 28 January 2013); Med. (DD: 14 November 2007). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Unknown. Low priority for conservation action .

Remarks. This record from Gruvel is doubtful as the species has not been recorded from neighboring countries ( Golani 2005; Ali 2018; Froese and Pauly 2019).