Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche 1809)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 31-32

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4347220
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche 1809)
status

Treatment

Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche 1809) View in CoL —Bandtooth conger

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Ariosoma balearica (De La Roche 1809) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 13); subsequently recorded as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche 1809) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 77–78); recently recorded as Ariosoma balearicum View in CoL by Bariche et al. (2009: 3). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM.

Distribution. Western Atlantic: North Carolina ( U.S.A.) south to Uruguay, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Angola, including Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde Islands.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 21 October 2014); Med. ( LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .