Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 71

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346875
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scientific name	Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814
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Gobius cobitis Pallas 1814 View in CoL —Giant goby

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Gobius cobitis Pallas 1811 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 23); subsequently recorded as Gobius cobitis Pallas View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Gobius cobitis Pallas 1811 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 215–216); recently recorded as Gobius cobitis View in CoL by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 628). Material in collection:AUBM, BMNH and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: southern Ireland and southern England south to Morocco; Red Sea: recorded as NIS from the Gulf of Suez.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 11 March 2014); Med. ( LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .