Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre 1788) —Kitefin shark

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Dalatias licha by Lteif (2015: 61). Recent unpublished record from Batroun (14 October 2014) .

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas (including Caribbean Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (VU: A2bd+3d, 3 July 2017); Med. (VU: A3d+4d, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Medium priority for conservation action.