Chauliodus sloani Bloch & Schneider 1801

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 110-111

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346577
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scientific name	Chauliodus sloani Bloch & Schneider 1801
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Chauliodus sloani Bloch & Schneider 1801 View in CoL —Sloane’s viperfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Chauliodus sloanei Schneider 1801 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 12); subsequently recorded as Chauliodus sloani Schneider View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Chauliodus sloani Schneider 1801 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 83); recently recorded as Chauliodus sloani View in CoL by Aguillar et al. (2018: 80). Recent unpublished records from Beirut (13 May 2003 and 8 December 2004) and Tripoli (May 2008). Material in collection: AUBM (OS2355; OS3808).

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea). Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 2 May 2013); Med. (LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action.