Author: Bauchot & Bianchi, 1984
FBname: Oman porgy
Remark: Issue on validity of subspecies:  subspecies considered as valid in FB, elevated to species rank as <i>Diplodus omanensis</i> Bauchot & Bianchi, 1984 in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697).  Please send references, or more studies are needed.
Comments: Occurs inshore, over rocky bottom.