Scarus ghobban Forsskål 1775

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 137

Scarus ghobban Forsskål 1775 —Blue-barred parrotfish

Taxonomy. First records from Lebanon as Scarus ghobban Forsskål 1775 by Bariche & Saad 2008; subsequently as recorded as Scarus ghobban by Bariche & Bernardi (2009); as Upeneus ghobban by Carpentieri et al. (2009: 3); as Scarus ghobban by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Red Sea, Indo-Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Socotra, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Mascarenes and Persian Gulf east to Panama (eastern Pacific), north to southern Japan and Ogasawara Islands, south to Rottnest Island ( Western Australia), New South Wales ( Australia), Lord Howe Island, northern New Zealand, Kermadec Islands and Rapa; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 18 September 2009). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Significant increase in the last two decades. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed .