Trachinotus ovatus (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 : 62-63

Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus 1758) —Pompano

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Lichia glauca , L. by Gruvel (1931: 109); subsequently recorded as Trachynotus glaucus (Linnaeus 1758) by George et al. (1964: 19); as Trachynotus ovatus (Linnaeus) by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Trachynotus ovatus (Linnaeus 1758) by Mouneimné (2002: 149). Recent unpublished records from Beirut (13 October 2009). Material in collection: ANSP, AUBM, BMNH, CAS, MCZ, USNM and YPM (as T. glaucus and T. ovatus ).

Distribution. Western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: Norway south to Angola, including offshore islands; southern central Atlantic: Saint Helena

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 10 May 2013); Med. ( LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, NIS, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Significant decline in the last two decades. Low priority for conservation action .