The lesser amberjack Seriola fasciata (Bloch, 1793), is an Atlantic species that expanded its distribution range throughout the Mediterranean (from the Balearic Islands to Haifa Bay). On October 7th 2018, one individual of S. fasciata was caught by a

From 1994 to 2002, 80 lesser amberjacks, Seriola fasciata (Bloch, 1793), were caught in Sicilian waters. Their identification was confirmed by morphometric and meristic features measured on some preserved specimens. Juvenile specimens were observed under

The lesser amberjack, Seriola fasciata, was recorded for the first time in the Levant. This species was known hitherto from the Atlantic Ocean and western and central Mediterranean and southeastern Aegean Sea.