Odontaspis ferox (Risso 1810)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 16-17

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346957
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Odontaspis ferox (Risso 1810)
status

Treatment

Odontaspis ferox (Risso 1810) View in CoL —Smalltooth sand tiger

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Odontaspis ferox (Risso 1810) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 9); subsequently recorded as Odontaspis ferox (Risso) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Odontaspis ferox (Risso 1810) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 47). Recent unpublished records from Batroun (October 1995), Tripoli (10 June 2014) and Beirut (6 July 2015).

Distribution. Nearly circumglobal in tropical and temperate waters (including Mediterranean Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (VU: A2bd, 14 February 2015); Med. (CR: A2bcd, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. High priority for conservation action.

Squaliformes