Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 44

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scientific name	Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847
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Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 View in CoL —Round sardinella

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Clupea (Sardinella) aurita C.V. by Gruvel (1931: 83); subsequently recorded as Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 11); as Sardinella aurita Valenciennes View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Sardinella aurita Valenciennes 1847 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 70); recently recorded as Sardinella aurita View in CoL by Bariche et al. (2007: 112). Material in collection: ANSP, AUBM, BMNH, MCZ, UF, USNM and YPM.

Distribution. Western Atlantic: Cape Cod (Massachusetts, U.S.A.) south to Uruguay, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Namibia.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 23 August 2012); Med. ( LC: 14 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, HAB, NIS, unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Low priority for conservation action .