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Scomber scombrus Linnaeus 1758

Description

Scomber scombrus Linnaeus 1758

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Scomber scomber, L. by Gruvel (1931: 107).

Distribution. Arctic, Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, temperate waters of the North Atlantic.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 10 September 2010); Med. (LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action.

Remarks. This record from Gruvel could be considered doubtful since the species has never been recorded afterwards.

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

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
LC
Event date
2007-11-15
Family
Scombridae
Genus
Scomber
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Perciformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Linnaeus
Species
scombrus
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2007-11-15/2010-09-10
Taxonomic concept label
Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758 sec. Bariche & Fricke, 2020

References

  • Gruvel, A. (1931) Les Etats de Syrie. Richesses marines et fluviales. Exploitation actuelle-Avenir. Societe d'Editions Geographiques, Maritimes et Coloniale, 453 pp.