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