Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål 1775) —Mangrove red snapper

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål 1775) by Mouneimné (1979: 107– 108); subsequently recorded as Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsskål 1775) by Mouneimné (2002: 160); recently recorded as Lutjanus argentimaculatus by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366) and as Lutjanus argentimaculatus by Crocetta & Bariche in Dailianis et al. (2016: 621).

Distribution. Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, western Mascarenes and Persian Gulf east to Kiribati (Line Islands) and Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Greenough River (Western Australia), New South Wales (Australia), and Tonga; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 4 March 2015). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Nonindigenous species, no conservation action needed .