Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758) —Molly miller

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Blennius cristatus Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 22); subsequently recorded as Blennius cristatus Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Blennius cristatus Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 204–205). recently recorded as Scartella cristata by Bariche et al. (2009: 3). Material in collection: AUBM, SMF and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to Namibia, including Canary Islands; southern central Atlantic: Ascension Island; western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida (U.S.A.) south to Brazil.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 18 October 2007); Med. (LC: 14 November 2007). Capture and threats: HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .