Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe 1834)
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346749 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6E2F87D6-FFD6-FF85-FF2E-FE6DFE50F8B0 |
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Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe 1834) |
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Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe 1834) View in CoL —Dusky grouper
Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Epinephelus gigas View in CoL , L. by Gruvel (1931:101); subsequently recorded as Epinephelus guaza (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 17); as Epinephelus guaza (Linnaeus) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 62); as Epinephelus guaza (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 133); recently recorded as Epinephelus marginatus View in CoL by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 629); as Epinephelus marginatus View in CoL by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169); as Epinephelus marginatus View in CoL by Aguillar et al. (2018: 81). Material in collection: AUBM, BMNH (as E. guaza View in CoL ) and USNM.
Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to Angola, including offshore islands; western Atlantic: Brazil south to Argentina ; Western Indian Ocean: South Africa to southern Mozambique; Réunion; Oman.
Conservation. IUCN: Global (VU: A2bd+4bd, 20 November 2016); Med. ( EN: A2 d, 30 April 2004). Capture and threats: FIT, NIS, Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Significant decline in the last two decades. High priority for conservation action .
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