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
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10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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Pempheris rhomboidea
Kossmann & Räuber 1877
—Rhomboidal sweeper
FIGURE 113.
Pempheris rhomboidea
Kossmann & Räuber 1877
, Beirut, 15 July 2009.
Taxonomy.
First record from
Lebanon
as
Pempheris moluca
Cuvier 1831
by
Mouneimné (1979: 105–106)
; subsequently recorded as
Pempheris oualensis
or
P. otaitensis
Cuvier 1831
by
Mouneimné (2002: 151–152)
; recently recorded as
Pempheris vanicolensis
by
Harmelin-Vivien
et al.
(2005: 629)
; as
Pempheris vanicolensis
by
Carpentieri
et al.
(2009: 3)
; as
Pempheris rhomboidea
by
Bariche
et al.
(2015: 2366)
; as
Pempheris rhomboidea
by
Fanelli
et al.
(2015: 2169)
. Material in collection: AUBM.
Distribution.
Red Sea, northwestern Indian Ocean:
Socotra
; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant).
Conservation.
IUCN: Global (NE). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Non-indigenous species, no conservation action needed.