Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus 1758)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 12

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scientific name	Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus 1758)
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Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —Smooth hammerhead

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Zygoena malleus, Val. by Gruvel (1931: 75); subsequently recorded as Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 9); as Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 60); as Sphyrna zygaena (Linnnaeus 1758) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 52–53). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Circumglobal in warm temperate seas, occasionally in tropical seas (including Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (VU: A2bd+3bd+4bd, 1 October 2005); Med. (CR: A2bd, 25 March 2016); CITES Appendix II. The capture, transportation, storage or commercialization of this species is forbidden in Lebanon. Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Significant decline in the last two decades. High priority for conservation action .

References

George, C. J., Athanassiou, V. A. & Boulos, I. (1964) The fishes of the coastal waters of Lebanon. Miscellaneous Papers in the Natural Sciences. The American University of Beirut, 4, 1 - 24.

Gruvel, A. (1931) Les Etats de Syrie. Richesses marines et fluviales. Exploitation actuelle-Avenir. Societe d'Editions Geographiques, Maritimes et Coloniale, 453 pp.

Mouneimne, N. (1977) Liste des poissons de la cote du Liban (Mediterranee orientale). Cybium, 3 (1), 37 - 66.

Mouneimne, N. (2002) Poissons marins du Liban et de la Mediterranee orientale. INCAM-EU / CNRS Lebanon, Beyrouth, 271 pp.