Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus 1758

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 66-67

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scientific name	Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus 1758
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Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL —Common dolphinfish

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 Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Sarafand, Saida, Beirut, Batroun, Tripoli (1998–2019).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