Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus 1758

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 50

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scientific name	Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus 1758
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Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL —Angler

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 25); subsequently recorded as Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 66); as Lophius piscatorius Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 90).

Distribution. Greenland, Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Barents Sea and Iceland south to Mauritania.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 9 May 2013); Med. ( LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Medium priority for conservation action .

Mugiliformes