Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch 1790) —Atlantic tripletail

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch 1790) by George et al. (1964: 17); subsequently recorded as Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch) by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch 1790) by Mouneimné (2002: 153–154); recently recorded as Lobotes surinamensis by Aguillar et al. (2018: 81). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Sarafand, Saida, Beirut, Batroun, Tripoli (1998–2019). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM.

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, South China Sea), except for eastern Pacific.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 23 August 2012); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action .