Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque 1810)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 82

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346496
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque 1810)
status

Treatment

Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque 1810) View in CoL —Little tunny

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque 1810) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 21); subsequently recorded as Euthynnus quadripunctatus (Geoffroy St Hil.) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 64); as Euthynnus quadripunctatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1817) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 224–225). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Sarafand, Saida, Beirut, Batroun, Tripoli (1998–2019). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM.

Distribution. Western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, tropical and subtropical Atlantic.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 17 September 2010); Med. ( LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Low priority for conservation action .