Schedophilus ovalis (Cuvier 1833)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 64-66

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4347194

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scientific name

Schedophilus ovalis (Cuvier 1833)
status

 

Schedophilus ovalis (Cuvier 1833) View in CoL —Imperial blackfish

Taxonomy. New record from Lebanon, based on a specimen landed from off Beirut (8 May 2008) and another one landed in Batroun (1 July 2013). Material in collection: AUBM ( OS3513 ; OS3967 ) .

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Galicia ( Spain) south to South Africa, including Azores and Canary Islands; straying to Bermuda (western Atlantic).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (NE); Med. (LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Low priority for conservation action.

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