Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Phycis blennoides by Colloca & Lelli (2012: 13); subsequently recorded as Phycis blennoides by Aguillar et al. (2018: 82).
Distribution. Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, northeastern Atlantic: Norway and Iceland south to Mauritania.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (NE); Med. (LC: 14 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action.