Squalus acanthias 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 : 20

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scientific name	Squalus acanthias Linnaeus 1758
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Squalus acanthias Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL —Piked dogfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Squalus acanthias, Rond. View in CoL by Gruvel (1931: 74); subsequently recorded as Squalus acanthias Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL and Squalus fernandinus Molina 1782 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 9); as Squalus acanthias Linnaeus View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Squalus acanthias Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 54). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Widespread (including Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea), but absent from the North Pacific.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (VU: A2bd+3bd, 13 March 2016); Med. ( EN: A2 bd, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. High priority for conservation action .