Siganus luridus (Rüppell 1829) —Dusky spinefoot

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Siganus luridus Rüppell 1828 by George et al. (1964: 20); subsequently recorded as Siganus luridus (Rüppell) by Mouneimné (1977: 64); as Siganus luridus (Rüppell 1828) by Mouneimné (2002: 201–202); recently recorded as Siganus luridus (Rüppell 1829) by Bariche et al. (2003; 2004; 2005); as Siganus luridus by Carpentieri et al. (2009: 3); as Siganus luridus by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366); as Siganus luridus by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169); and Aguillar et al. (2018: 82). Material in collection: AUBM, BMNH, SMF and USNM.

Distribution. Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa to Comores and Madagascar, Réunion and Mauritius (western Mascarenes); Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 19 July 2017). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed .