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Oblada melanura

Description

Oblada melanura (Linnaeus 1758) —Saddled seabream

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Oblada melanura (Linnaeus 1758) by George et al. (1964: 18); subsequently recorded as Oblada melanura (Linnaeus) by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Oblada melanura (Linnaeus 1758) by Mouneimné (2002: 173–174); recently recorded as Oblada melanura by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 629). Material in collection: AUBM, BMNH and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to Angola, including Madeira and Canary Islands.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 16 August 2009); Med. (LC: 13 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Very 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 92, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
LC
Event date
2007-11-13
Family
Sparidae
Genus
Oblada
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Perciformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Linnaeus
Species
melanura
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2007-11-13/2009-08-16
Taxonomic concept label
Oblada melanura (Linnaeus, 1758) sec. Bariche & Fricke, 2020

References

  • 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.
  • Harmelin-Vivien, M. L., Bitar, G., Harmelin, J. G. & Monestiez, P. (2005) The littoral fish community of the Lebanese rocky coast (eastern Mediterranean Sea) with emphasis on Red Sea immigrants. Biological Invasions, 7, 625 - 637. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10530 - 004 - 5852 - 4