Syngnathus acus 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 : 113

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scientific name	Syngnathus acus Linnaeus 1758
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Syngnathus acus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL —Greater pipefish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Syngnathus acus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 15); subsequently recorded as Syngnathus acus Linnaeus View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 62); as Syngnathus acus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 113); recently recorded as Syngnathus acus View in CoL by Aguillar et al. (2018: 83). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 7 May 2013); Med. ( LC: 9 March 2016). Capture and threats: HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Medium priority for conservation action .