Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepède 1800)

Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepède 1800) View in CoL —Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepède) View in CoL by George & Athanassiou (1965: 1–4); subsequently recorded as Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepède) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 64); as Scomberomorus commerson (Lacepède 1800) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 226–227); recently recorded as Scomberomorus commerson View in CoL by Carpentieri et al. (2009: 3); as Scomberomorus commerson View in CoL by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366); Fanelli et al. 2014.

Distribution. Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Socotra, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, western Mascarenes and Persian Gulf, east to Palau and Fiji, north to Korea and southern Japan, south to Rottnest Island ( Western Australia), New South Wales ( Australia), New Caledonia and Lord Howe Island; southern central Atlantic: Saint Helena Island; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (NT: 5 December 2009). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed.