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Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus 1758

Description

Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus 1758 —Angler

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 25); subsequently recorded as Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 66); as Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 90).

Distribution. Greenland, Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Barents Sea and Iceland south to Mauritania.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 9 May 2013); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Medium priority for conservation action.

Mugiliformes

Notes

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

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
LC
Event date
2007-11-16
Family
Lophiidae
Genus
Lophius
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Lophiiformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Linnaeus
Species
piscatorius
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2007-11-16/2013-05-09
Taxonomic concept label
Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus, 1758 sec. Bariche & Fricke, 2020

References

  • George, C. J., Athanassiou, V. A. & Boulos, I. (1964) The fishes of the coastal waters of Lebanon. Miscellaneous Papers in the Natural Sciences. The American University of Beirut, 4, 1 - 24.
  • Mouneimne, N. (1977) Liste des poissons de la cote du Liban (Mediterranee orientale). Cybium, 3 (1), 37 - 66.
  • Mouneimne, N. (2002) Poissons marins du Liban et de la Mediterranee orientale. INCAM-EU / CNRS Lebanon, Beyrouth, 271 pp.