The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status Author Bariche, Michel Author Fricke, Ronald text Zootaxa 2020 2020-05-12 4775 1 1 157 journal article 21109 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1 7158d7e5-8d0c-4e38-a630-30e42571efa2 1175-5326 3983887 C3E5AF7F-1C84-450E-B228-BD78D0084071 Atherinomorus forskalii (Rüppell 1838) —Red Sea hardyhead silverside Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Atherina pinguis Linnaeus 1803 by George et al. (1964: 16) ; subsequently recorded as Pranesus pinguis (Lacepède) by Mouneimné (1977: 65) ; as Pranesus pinguis (Lacepède 1803) by Mouneimné (2002: 107) ; recently recorded as Atherinomorus lacunosus by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 628) ; as Atherinomorus lacunosus by Bariche et al. (2007: 112) ; as Atherinomorus lacunosus by Bariche et al. (2009: 3); as Atherinomorus forskalii by Bariche et al. (2015: 2366) . Material in collection: AUBM and USNM (as Atherina hepsetia pinguis ). Material in collection: AUBM Distribution. Red Sea endemic; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Conservation. IUCN: Global (NE). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed.