Dentex dentex (Linnaeus 1758)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 89-90

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scientific name	Dentex dentex (Linnaeus 1758)
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Dentex dentex (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —Common dentex

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Dentex vulgaris, Cuv. View in CoL by Gruvel (1931: 93); subsequently recorded as Dentex dentex (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 17); as Dentex dentex (Linnaeus) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Dentex dentex (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 166–167); recently recorded as Dentex dentex View in CoL by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 629). Material in collection: ANSP, AUBM, BMNH and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to Mauritania, including Madeira.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (VU: A2bd, 17 August 2009); Med. (VU: A2bd, 11 December 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Significant decline in the last two decades. Medium priority for conservation action.