Decapterus russelli (Rüppell 1830) —Indian scad

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Decapterus russelli by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366); as Decapterus russelli by Fanelli et al. (2014: 116). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, Socotra and Persian Gulf east to Philippines and Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to Ningaloo Reef (Western Australia) and New South Wales (Australia) at 29°23’S and New Caledonia; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 4 February 2009). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Nonindigenous species, no conservation action needed .