Auxis rochei (Risso 1810) —Bullet tuna

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Auxis rochei (Risso) by Mouneimné (1977: 64); subsequently recorded as Auxis rochei (Risso 1810) by Mouneimné (2002: 223–224); recently recorded as Auxis rochei by Bariche et al. (2007: 112). Material in collection: USNM.

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical through temperate seas (including western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Persian Gulf, South China Sea), but not eastern Pacific.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 17 September 2010); Med. (LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .