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Belone acus , Risso 1827

Description

Belone acus Risso 1827 —Mediterranean garfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Belone vulgaris, Flem. = Belone acus, Risso by Gruvel (1931: 85); subsequently recorded as Belone belone (Linnaeus 1766) by George et al. (1964: 14); as Belone belone (Linnaeus) by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Belone belone (Linnaeus 1758) by Mouneimné (2002: 98); recently recorded as Belone belone by Bariche et al. (2007: 111). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM (as B. belone).

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea and adjacent eastern Atlantic (Portugal).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (NE); Med. (NE). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, NIS, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action.

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

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Belonidae
Genus
Belone
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Beloniformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
, Risso
Species
acus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Belone acus , 1827 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.
  • Bariche, M., Sadek, R., Al-Zein, M. S. & El-Fadel, M. (2007) Diversity of juvenile fish assemblages in the pelagic waters of Lebanon (eastern Mediterranean). Hydrobiologia, 580, 109 - 115. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10750 - 006 - 0461 - 0