Pagrus auriga Valenciennes 1843

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 93

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scientific name	Pagrus auriga Valenciennes 1843
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Pagrus auriga Valenciennes 1843 View in CoL —Red-banded seabream

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Pagrus auriga Valenciennes 1844 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 17); subsequently recorded as Sparus auriga (Valenciennes 1843) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 163). Material in collection: AUBM, BMNH and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Spain south to Angola, including Madeira and Cape Verde Islands.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 17 August 2009); Med. (DD: 13 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action .

References

George, C. J., Athanassiou, V. A. & Boulos, I. (1964) The fishes of the coastal waters of Lebanon. Miscellaneous Papers in the Natural Sciences. The American University of Beirut, 4, 1 - 24.

Mouneimne, N. (2002) Poissons marins du Liban et de la Mediterranee orientale. INCAM-EU / CNRS Lebanon, Beyrouth, 271 pp.