Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus 1758 —Common dolphinfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 19); subse- quently recorded as Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 150). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Sarafand, Saida, Beirut, Batroun, Tripoli (1998–2019).

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Red Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 17 September 2010); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .