Torquigener flavimaculosus Hardy & Randall 1983 —Yellowspotted puffer

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Torquigener flavimaculosus by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366); as Torquigener flavimaculatus by Aguillar et al. (2018: 83); as Torquigener flavimaculosus by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Red Sea, western Indian Ocean: East Africa, Seychelles and Madagascar to Persian Gulf; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 8 June 2011). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Significant increase in the last two decades. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed .