Sphyraena sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus 1758
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Description
Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus 1758) —European barracuda
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Sphyroena spet Lacép. = Sphyroena vulgaris, C.V. by Gruvel (1931: 89); subsequently recorded as Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus 1758) by George et al. (1964: 16); as Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus) by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus 1758) by Mouneimné (2002: 189–190). Material in collection: ANSP, AUBM, BMNH, MCZ, SMNS and USNM.
Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to Angola, including Azores, Madeira and Saint Paul’s Rocks; western Atlantic: Bermuda and Brazil.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 14 July 2014); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, NIS, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action.
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- LC
- Event date
- 2007-11-16
- Family
- Sphyraenidae
- Genus
- Sphyraena
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Perciformes
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Scientific name authorship
- sphyraena (Linnaeus
- Species
- sphyraena
- Taxon rank
- species
- Verbatim event date
- 2007-11-16/2014-07-14
- Taxonomic concept label
- Sphyraena sphyraena (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.
- 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.