Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus 1758 —Black scorpionfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 23); subsequently recorded as Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 118); recently recorded as Scorpaena porcus by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 629); as Scorpaena porcus by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169). Material in collection: AUBM, FMNH, SMF, SMNS and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to Morocco, including Azores and Canary Islands.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 14 July 2014); Med. (LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .