Engraulis encrasicolus (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 : 45

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346691
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scientific name	Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus 1758)
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Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —European anchovy

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Engraulis enchrasicholus , L. by Gruvel (1931: 85); subsequently record- ed as Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 11); as Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Engraulis encrasicolus (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 73–74). Recently recorded as Engraulis encrasicolus View in CoL by Bariche et al. (2007: 112). Material in collection: AMNH, ANSP, AUBM, BMNH, MCZ and USNM.

Distribution. Western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, Sea of Azov, eastern Atlantic: Norway south to South Africa, including Madeira and Canary Islands; recorded as NIS from the Red Sea and the southwestern Indian Ocean.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 23 May 2013); Med. ( LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, NIS, unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Low priority for conservation action .

Gadiformes