Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758 —Rock goby

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 23); subse- quently recorded as Gobius paganellus Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Gobius paganellus Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 217); recently recorded as Gobius paganellus by Bariche et al. (2007: 111); as Gobius paganellus by Bariche et al. (2009: 3). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Scotland south to Senegal, including Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands; recorded as NIS from the Red Sea.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 15 July 2014); Med. (LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .