Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Lampanyctus crocodilus by Aguillar et al. (2018: 81).
Distribution. North Atlantic, including Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 10 July 2012); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action.