Raja miraletus Linnaeus 1758 —Brown ray

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Raïa miraletus, Rond. by Gruvel (1931: 77–78); subsequently recorded as Raja miraletus Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 10); as Raja miraletus Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Raja miraletus Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 58–59); recently recorded as Raja miraletus by Lteif (2015: 61). Recent unpublished record from Batroun (10 February 1999). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Morocco, including Madeira.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 5 September 2003); Med. (LC: 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Medium priority for conservation action .