Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1817

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 59-60

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4347277
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1817
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Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1817 View in CoL —False scad

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1809 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 19); subsequently recorded as Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy St Hil. View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1817 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 143). Recent unpublished records from Okaibeh (5 October 2006). Material in collection: ANSP, AUBM, BMNH, CAS, MCZ and USNM (as Decapterus rhonchus View in CoL ).

Distribution. Southern and eastern Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to Namibia. Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 10 May 2013); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, NIS, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action.