Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus 1758 —Striped red mullet

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Mullus surmuletus, L. by Gruvel (1931: 95); subsequently recorded as Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 18); as Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 156); recently recorded as Mullus surmuletus by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 628); recently as Mullus surmuletus by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169); by Aguillar et al. (2018: 81). Fanelli et al. 2015. Material in collection: AUBM, BMNH and USNM.

Distribution. Western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Norway south to Senegal, including Azores and Madeira.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 14 July 2014); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, HAB, NIS, Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Significant decline in the last two decades. Medium priority for conservation action .