Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus 1758)
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6E2F87D6-FFD3-FF80-FF2E-F9EEFEEFFC58 |
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Felipe |
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Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus 1758) |
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Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus 1758) —Skipjack tuna
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Euthynnus pelamys , L. by Gruvel (1931: 107). Recent unpublished records from Tyre , Sarafand , Saida , Beirut, Batroun , Tripoli ( 1998–2019) .
Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea).
Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 15 September 2010); Med. ( LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action. The species is relatively common in Lebanon .
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