Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes 1833

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 106

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scientific name	Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes 1833
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Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes 1833 View in CoL — Madeira rockfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes 1833 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 23); subsequently recorded as Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Scorpaena maderensis Valenciennes 1833 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 116–117); recently recorded as Scorpaena maderensis View in CoL by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 629). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Sarafand, Saida, Beirut, Batroun, Tripoli (1998–2019). Material in collection: AUBM, SMF and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to Senegal, including Azores, Madeira, Canary and Cape Verde islands.

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