Spicara smaris (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 : 64

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346581
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Spicara smaris (Linnaeus 1758)
status

Treatment

Spicara smaris (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —Picarel

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Smaris alcedo, C.V. by Gruvel (1931: 90); subsequently recorded as Spicara smaris (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 18); as Spicara smaris (Linnaeus) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 64); as Spicara smaris (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 179–180); recently recorded as Spicara smaris View in CoL by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 628) and as Spicara smaris View in CoL by Bariche et al. (2009: 3). Material in collection: ANSP, AUBM, BMNH, MCZ, YPM and USNM (as Maena smaris and Spicara smaris View in CoL ).

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Canary Islands.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 22 August 2009); Med. ( LC: 14 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .