Ostorhinchus fasciatus (Shaw 1790)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 123

Ostorhinchus fasciatus (Shaw 1790) —Broadbanded cardinalfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Ostorhinchus fasciatus by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366); as Ostorhinchus fasciatus by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169). Material in collection: AUBM (OS3854).

Distribution. Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar and Réunion (Mascarenes) south to Mozambique, east to Philippines and New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia; 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.