Balistes capriscus Gmelin 1789

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 113

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346510
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scientific name	Balistes capriscus Gmelin 1789
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Treatment

Balistes capriscus Gmelin 1789 View in CoL —Grey triggerfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Balistes capriscus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 24); subsequently recorded as Balistes carolinensis Gmelin View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 66); as Balistes carolinensis Gmelin 1789 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 242–243); recently recorded as Balistes carolinensis View in CoL by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 629). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, Atlantic Ocean.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (VU: A2bd, 6 June 2011); Med. (NE). Capture and threats: FIT, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action.