Syngnathus acus Linnaeus 1758 —Greater pipefish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Syngnathus acus Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 15); subsequently recorded as Syngnathus acus Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 62); as Syngnathus acus Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 113); recently recorded as Syngnathus acus by Aguillar et al. (2018: 83). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 7 May 2013); Med. (LC: 9 March 2016). Capture and threats: HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Medium priority for conservation action .