Aulopus filamentosus (Bloch 1792) —Royal flagfin

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Aulopus filamentosus Cloquet by Mouneimné (1977: 39–40); subsequently recorded as Aulopus filamentosus Cloquet 1816 by Mouneimné (2002: 85–86); recently recorded as Aulopus filamentosus by Aguillar et al. (2018: 80). Recent unpublished records from Batroun (11 November 2005). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea south to Brazil; Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Canary Islands and Cape Verde Islands south to Gulf of Guinea.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 20 October 2013); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action .