Aetomylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1817) —Bull ray

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Pteromylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy St. Hilaire 1809) by George et al. (1964: 11); subsequently recorded as Pteromylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy St Hil.) by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Pteromylaeus bovinus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1817) by Mouneimné (2002: 64–65); as Pteromylaeus bovinus by Lteif (2015: 61). Recent unpublished records from Beirut (17 April 2000), Tripoli (28 October 2013), Adloun (3 April 2014) and Naqoura (13 June 2013). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Spain south to South Africa; southwestern Indian Ocean: South Africa north to Mozambique.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (DD: 2 February 2006); Med. (CR: A2c, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Significant decline in the last two decades.Medium priority for conservation action.