Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus 1766)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 80

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1

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Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus 1766)
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Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus 1766) View in CoL —Bluefish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Pomatomus saltatrix View in CoL , L. = Temnodon saltator, Bl. Schn. View in CoL by Gruvel (1931: 109); subsequently recorded as Pomatomus saltator (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 18); as Pomatomus saltator (Linnaeus) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Pomatomus saltator (Linnaeus 1766) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 140). Material in collection: AUBM, MCZ, BMNH and USNM (as P. saltator View in CoL ).

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical through temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea) but excluding eastern and northwestern Pacific.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (VU: A2bd, 7 July 2014); Med. (NE). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Significant increase in the last two decades. Low priority for conservation action.

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