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Istiblennius cf. meleagris (Blenniidae) was observed and photographed in 2017 in Lebanese waters. With this note we report additional records of this non-native and likely invasive species in the eastern Mediterranean. In light of the increasing surface temperature, the potential for its establishment and further expansion in the Mediterranean Basin is high. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The warty comb jelly Leucothea multicornis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) is reported for the first time in the Lebanese waters. It was observed and photographed in Enfeh (north Lebanon) at a depth of 2 m on 12 May 2019. The details about this observation are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Indo-Pacific jellyfish Cotylorhiza erythraea Stiasny, 1920 is reported for the first time from the Lebanese waters. The species was observed and photographed by a professional diver on 28 July 2020 at a depth of 5 m in Tyre, south of Lebanon. The present note presents details about this observation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The presence of the black wing flyingfish Hirundichthys rondeletii (Valenciennes, 1846) was reported for the first time from the Lebanese waters. It was caught by a professional fisherman in Beirut on 27 December 2009. The present note reports details about this record. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Marivagia stellata Galil and Gershwin, 2010 was reported for the first time from the Lebanese waters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. This Indo-Pacific jellyfish was observed in 2015 during a field work. The present note reports its details in the Lebanese waters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]