Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Gadus capelanus, L. by Gruvel (1931: 80).
Distribution. Southwestern Mediterranean Sea, northeastern Atlantic: Norway and Faroes south to Portugal and Morocco.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 12 July 2014); Med. (LC: 12 July 2014). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Unknown. Low priority for conservation action.