Xiphias gladius 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 : 98-99

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4347060
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scientific name	Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 1758
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Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL —Swordfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Xiphias gladius View in CoL , L. by Gruvel (1931: 111); subsequently recorded as Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by George & Athanassiou (1966a: 7); as Xiphias gladius Linnaeus View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 64); as Xiphias gladius Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 228). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Sarafand, Saida, Beirut, Batroun, Tripoli (1998–2019). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Red Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 16 February 2011); Med. (NT: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action .

Pleuronectiformes