Jaydia smithi Kotthaus 1970 — Smith’s cardinalfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Jaydia smithi by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Oman east to Philippines and Marshall Islands, north to Taiwan; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (NE). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Significant increase in the last two decades. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed.