Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758 —Atlantic stargazer

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Uranoscopus scaber, L. by Gruvel (1931: 112); subsequently recorded as Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 20); as Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 64); as Uranoscopus scaber Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 198). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Sarafand, Saida, Beirut, Batroun, Tripoli (1998–2019). Material in collection: AUBM, FMNH and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to Morocco (rarely to Senegal), including Madeira; Red Sea.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 14 July 2014); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action .