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Thunnus alalunga

Description

Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre 1788) —Albacore

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Thunnus alalunga Bonnaterre by Mouneimné (1977: 64); subsequently recorded as Thunnus alalonga Bonnaterre 1788 by Mouneimné (2002: 227).

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (NT: 18 February 2011); Med. (LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, Unknown. Occurrence: 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 84, 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
Verbatim event date
2007-11-15/2011-02-18
Scientific name authorship
Bonnaterre
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Perciformes
Family
Scombridae
Genus
Thunnus
Species
alalunga
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788) sec. Bariche & Fricke, 2020

References

  • 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.