Gymnothorax unicolor (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 : 33

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C3E5AF7F-1C84-450E-B228-BD78D0084071
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346601
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6E2F87D6-FFA2-FFF1-FF2E-FD0DFBD3FF20
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche 1809)
status

Treatment

Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche 1809) View in CoL —Brown moray

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Gymnothorox unicolor (De la Roche 1809) by George et al. (1964: 13); subsequently recorded as Lycodontis unicolor (Delaroche) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Gymnothorax unicolor (Delaroche 1809) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 76). Material in collection: AUBM, FMNH (as Muraena unicolor View in CoL ) and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal to Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands; southern central Atlantic: Saint Helena.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 20 October 2011); Med. (DD: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .