Sphyraena sphyraena (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 : 95

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346362
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scientific name	Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus 1758)
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Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —European barracuda

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Sphyroena spet Lacép. = Sphyroena vulgaris , C.V. by Gruvel (1931: 89); subsequently recorded as Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 16); as Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Sphyraena sphyraena (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 189–190). Material in collection: ANSP, AUBM, BMNH, MCZ, SMNS and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to Angola, including Azores, Madeira and Saint Paul’s Rocks; western Atlantic: Bermuda and Brazil.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 14 July 2014); Med. ( LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, NIS, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .