Mugil cephalus 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 : 51

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scientific name	Mugil cephalus Linnaeus 1758
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Mugil cephalus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL —Flathead mullet

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Mugil cephalus, Risso View in CoL by Gruvel (1931: 88); subsequently recorded as Mugil cephalus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 16); as Mugil cephalus cephalus Linnaeus View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Mugil cephalus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 185). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM.

Distribution. Nearly circumglobal in temperate and tropical seas and estuaries (including Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf); introduced elsewhere.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 21 December 2018); Med. ( LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .