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Syngnathus acus Linnaeus 1758

Description

Syngnathus acus Linnaeus 1758 —Greater pipefish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Syngnathus acus Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 15); subsequently recorded as Syngnathus acus Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 62); as Syngnathus acus Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 113); recently recorded as Syngnathus acus by Aguillar et al. (2018: 83). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 7 May 2013); Med. (LC: 9 March 2016). Capture and threats: HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Medium 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 113, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
LC
Event date
2013-05-07
Verbatim event date
2013-05-07/2016-03-09
Scientific name authorship
Linnaeus
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Syngnathiformes
Family
Syngnathidae
Genus
Syngnathus
Species
acus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Syngnathus acus 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.