Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus 1758 —Rabbit fish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Chimera monstrosa and Chimoera monstrosa, L. by Gruvel (1931: 73, 77); subsequently recorded as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 11); as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Chimaera monstrosa Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 67); recently recorded as Chimaera monstrosa by Aguillar et al. (2018: 80).

Distribution. Greenland, western Baltic Sea, northern North Sea, Mediterranean Sea; eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco, Madeira and Azores.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (NT: 1 March 2007); Med. (NT: 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Low priority for conservation action.

Anguilliformes