Katsuwonus pelamis

Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus 1758) —Skipjack tuna Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Euthynnus pelamys, L. by Gruvel (1931: 107). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Sarafand, Saida, Beirut, Batroun, Tripoli (1998–2019). Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea). Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 15 September 2010); Med. (LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action. The species is relatively common in Lebanon.

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 82, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887

Keywords

Actinopterygii, Katsuwonus, Animalia, Scombridae, Biodiversity, Chordata, Katsuwonus pelamis, Taxonomy, Perciformes

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