Prionace glauca (Linnaeus 1758)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 10

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scientific name

Prionace glauca (Linnaeus 1758)
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Prionace glauca (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —Blue shark

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Prionace glauca (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 9); subsequently recorded as Prionace glauca (Linnaeus) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Prionace glauca (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 52).

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical through temperate seas (including Caribbean Sea, western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (NT: 1 October 2005); Med. (CR: A2bd, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. High priority for conservation action.

George, C. J., Athanassiou, V. A. & Boulos, I. (1964) The fishes of the coastal waters of Lebanon. Miscellaneous Papers in the Natural Sciences. The American University of Beirut, 4, 1 - 24.

Mouneimne, N. (1977) Liste des poissons de la cote du Liban (Mediterranee orientale). Cybium, 3 (1), 37 - 66.

Mouneimne, N. (2002) Poissons marins du Liban et de la Mediterranee orientale. INCAM-EU / CNRS Lebanon, Beyrouth, 271 pp.