Sillago suezensis Golani, Fricke & Tikochinski 2013 —Suez sillago

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Sillago sihama (Forsskål) by Mouneimné (1977: 62); subsequently recorded as Sillago sihama Forsskål 1775 by Mouneimné (2002: 154); recently recorded as Sillago suezensis by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366); as Sillago suezensis by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Northern Red Sea endemic: Gulf of Suez; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Conservation. IUCN: Global (NE). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed.