Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 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 : 11-12

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346444
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scientific name	Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810
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Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810 View in CoL —Blackmouth catshark

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810 View in CoL by George & Athanassiou (1966a: 6–7); subsequently recorded as Galeus melastomus Rafinesque View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Galeus melastomus Rafinesque 1810 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 49); recently recorded as Galeus melastomus View in CoL by Lteif (2015: 61). Recent unpublished records from Beirut (24 April 2010) and Sarafand (8 February 2018). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, eastern North Atlantic: Faroe Islands and Norway to Senegal.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 1 October 2003); Med. ( LC: 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Medium priority for conservation action .