Alectis alexandrina (Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1817) —African threadfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Scyris alexandrinus (Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1809) by George et al. (1964: 19); subsequently recorded as Scyris alexandrina (Geoffroy St Hil.) by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Scyris alexandrina (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1817) by Mouneimné (2002: 145). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Beirut and Tripoli (1998–2019). Material in collection: ANSP, AUBM, MCZ, UF and USNM.

Distribution. Southern Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to Angola.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 9 May 2013); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, NIS, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .