Lichia amia (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 : 61

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scientific name	Lichia amia (Linnaeus 1758)
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Lichia amia (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —Leerfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Lichia amia View in CoL , L. by Gruvel (1931: 109); subsequently recorded as Lichia amia Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 19); as Lichia amia (Linnaeus) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Lichia amia (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 143–144). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Saida, Sarafand, Beirut, Batroun and Tripoli (1998–2019). Material in collection: ANSP, AUBM, BMNH and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to South Africa; Western Indian Ocean: South Africa north to Mozambique.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 19 May 2014); Med. (DD: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .