Sphyraena chrysotaenia Klunzinger 1884 —Yellowstripe barracuda

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Sphyraena chrysotaenia Klunzinger 1884 by George et al. (1964: 16); subsequently recorded as Sphyraena chrysotaenia Klunzinger by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Sphyraena chrysotaenia Klunzinger 1884 by Mouneimné (2002: 189); recently recorded as Sphyraena chrysotaenia by Bariche et al. (2007: 112; 2009: 3); as Sphyraena chrysotaenia by Carpentieri et al. (2009: 3); as Sphyraena chrysotaenia Bariche et al. (2015: 2366); as Sphyraena chrysotaenia by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169). Material in collection: AUBM, BMNH and YPM.

Distribution. Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa, South Africa and Madagascar east to western India; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant, if valid).

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