Scomber colias Gmelin 1789

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 83-84

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scientific name	Scomber colias Gmelin 1789
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Scomber colias Gmelin 1789 View in CoL —Mediterranean chub mackerel

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Scomber colias, Gmelin View in CoL by Gruvel (1931: 107); subsequently recorded as Scomber View in CoL japonius colias Gmelin 1788 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 21); as Scomber japonicus Houttuyn View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 64); as Scomber japonicus Houttuyn 1792 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 223); recently recorded as Scomber japonicus View in CoL by Bariche et al. (2007: 112); as Scomber colias View in CoL by Bariche et al. (2009: 3). Material in collection: AUBM, BMNH and USNM (as S. japonicus View in CoL and S. japonicus colias View in CoL ).

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, Atlantic; southwestern Indian Ocean: South Africa to southern Madagascar.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 15 September 2010); Med. (NT: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Low priority for conservation action .