Oxyurichthys petersii (Klunzinger 1871) —Peters’s goby

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Oxyurichthys papuensis (Valenciennes 1837) by Mouneimné (2002: 220– 221); recently recorded as Oxyurichthys petersii by Bariche et al. (2007: 111); as Oxyurichthys petersii by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366); as Oxyurichthys petersii by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 20 June 2017). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Nonindigenous species, no conservation action needed .