Sparus aurata 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 : 94

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scientific name	Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758
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Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL —Gilthead seabream

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Chrysophris aurata, C.V . by Gruvel (1931: 93); subsequently recorded as Sparus auratus Linnaeus 1858 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 17); as Sparus aurata Linnaeus View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 162–163). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to Senegal, including Cape Verde Islands; introduced in Madeira; recorded as NIS from the Red Sea.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 19 August 2009); Med. ( LC: 13 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Medium priority for conservation action .