Lichia amia (Linnaeus 1758) —Leerfish Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Lichia amia, L. by Gruvel (1931: 109); subsequently recorded as Lichia amia Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 19); as Lichia amia (Linnaeus) by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Lichia amia (Linnaeus 1758) by Mouneimné (2002: 143–144). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Saida, Sarafand, Beirut, Batroun and Tripoli (1998–2019). Material in collection: ANSP, AUBM, BMNH and USNM. Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to South Africa; Western Indian Ocean: South Africa north to Mozambique. Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 19 May 2014); Med. (DD: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action.

Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 61, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887