Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco 1833

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 68-69

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4347222
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco 1833
status

Treatment

Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco 1833 View in CoL —Oilfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco 1829 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 20); subsequently recorded as Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 64); as Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco 1829 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 229). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Sarafand, Saida, Beirut, Batroun, Tripoli (1998–2019). Material in collection: AUBM (OS3509).

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 22 August 2012); Med. ( LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .