Scorpaena porcus 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 : 107

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scientific name	Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus 1758
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Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL —Black scorpionfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 23); subsequently recorded as Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 118); recently recorded as Scorpaena porcus View in CoL by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 629); as Scorpaena porcus View in CoL by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169). Material in collection: AUBM, FMNH, SMF, SMNS and USNM.

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

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 14 July 2014); Med. ( LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .