Muraena helena 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 : 34

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scientific name	Muraena helena Linnaeus 1758
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Muraena helena Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL —Mediterranean moray

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Muraena helena View in CoL , L. by Gruvel (1931: 80); subsequently recorded as Muraena helena (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 13); as Muraena helena (Linnaeus) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Muraena helena Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 75–76); recently recorded as Muraena helena View in CoL by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 629) and Aguillar et al. (2018: 81). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: British Isles to Cape Verde Islands; recorded as NIS from the Red Sea.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 18 August 2011); Med. ( LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .