Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes 1830)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 93

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346911
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes 1830)
status

Treatment

Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes 1830) View in CoL —Bluespotted seabream

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Pagrus ehrenbergi Valenciennes 1830 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 17); subsequently recorded as Sparus coeruleostictus (Valenciennes) View in CoL = Sparus ehrenbergi (Valenciennes) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Sparus coeruleostictus (Valenciennes) View in CoL = Sparus ehrenbergi (Valenciennes 1830) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 163–164); recently recorded as Pagrus caeruleostictus View in CoL by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 629). Material in collection: ANSP, AUBM, BMNH, MCZ (as P. ehrenbergi View in CoL ), USNM and YPM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Angola.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 17 August 2009); Med. (DD: 13 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Medium priority for conservation action .