Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre 1788) —Thintail thresher

Taxonomy. New record from Lebanon, based on photos of an individual landed in Nakoura (2 June 2018). Recent unpublished record from Naqoura (2 July 2018) .

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical through temperate seas (including Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, western Baltic Sea, North Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (VU: A2bd+3bd+4bd, 20 February 2007); Med. (EN: A2 bd, 25 March 2016); CITES Appendix II. Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Medium priority for conservation action .