Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche 1809)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 107-108

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4347273
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scientific name	Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche 1809)
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Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche 1809) View in CoL —Blackbelly rosefish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Helicolenus dactylopterus (De la Roche 1809) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 23); subsequently recorded as Helicolenus dactylopterus (Delaroche) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 66); as Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus (Delaroche 1809) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 119); recently recorded as D. dactylopterus View in CoL by Aguillar et al. (2018: 81). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Sarafand, Saida, Beirut, Batroun, Tripoli (1998–2019).

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara; eastern Atlantic: Norway south to South Africa; southwestern Indian Ocean: South Africa; Greenland; Western Atlantic.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 6 May 2013); Med. ( LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Low priority for conservation action .