Trigla lyra Linnaeus 1758 —Piper gurnard

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Trigla lira, L. by Gruvel (1931: 98). Not recorded afterwards.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: Gibraltar south to Namibia, including Madeira. Not Canary Islands [ref. 34617].

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 20 May 2013); Med. (LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Low priority for conservation action .