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Vinciguerria attenuata

Description

Vinciguerria attenuata (Cocco 1838) —Cocco’s deepwater bristlemouth-fish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Vinciguerria attenuata (Cocco 1838) by George et al. (1964: 12); subsequently recorded as Vinciguerra attenuata (Cocco) by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Vinciguerria attenuata (Cocco 1838) by Mouneimné (2002: 83).

Distribution. Atlantic (including Mediterranean Sea), straying into southeastern Indian Ocean, western and central Pacific (Hawaiian Ridge).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 15 July 2014); Med. (LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. 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 110, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
LC
Event date
2007-11-15
Family
Phosichthyidae
Genus
Vinciguerria
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Stomiiformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Cocco
Species
attenuata
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2007-11-15/2014-07-15
Taxonomic concept label
Vinciguerria attenuata (Cocco, 1838) 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.