Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758) —East Atlantic peacock wrasse

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Crenilabrus tinca (Linnaeus 1758) by George et al. (1964:20); subsequently recorded as Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus) by Mouneimné (1977: 64); as Symphodus tinca (Linnaeus 1758) by Mouneimné (2002: 195–196); recently recorded as Symphodus tinca by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 628); as Symphodus tinca by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2170). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Spain south to Morocco.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 12 July 2008); Med. (LC: 13 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Medium priority for conservation action .