Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier 1829)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 96

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346490
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scientific name	Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier 1829)
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Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier 1829) View in CoL —Lesser weever

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Trachinus vipera, Cuv. View in CoL by Gruvel (1931: 112); subsequently recorded as Trachinus vipera Cuvier 1829 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 20); as Trachinus vipera Cuvier View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 64); as Echiichthys vipera (Cuvier 1829) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 201). Material in collection:AUBM, BMNH and USNM (as Trachinus vipera View in CoL ).

Distribution. Western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to Morocco, including Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands.

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