Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson 1848 —Slender snipe eel

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Nemichthys scolopaceus by Aguillar et al. (2018: 82).

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 14 July 2014); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Low priority for conservation action .