Atherina boyeri Risso 1810

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 37-38

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scientific name	Atherina boyeri Risso 1810
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Atherina boyeri Risso 1810 View in CoL —Big-scale sand smelt

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Atherina mochon Cuvier 1829 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 16); subsequently recorded as Atherina boyeri Risso View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Atherina boyeri Risso 1810 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 106); recently recorded as Atherina boyeri View in CoL by Bariche et al. (2009: 3). Material in collection: AMNH, AUBM and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, Sea of Azov, eastern Atlantic: southern North Sea to Mauritania including Canary Islands; introduced into lakes in Turkey.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 1 January 2008); Med. ( LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, NIS, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .

Aulopiformes