Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier 1829

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 43-44

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scientific name	Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier 1829
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Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier 1829 View in CoL —Mediterranean slimehead

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Hoplostethus mediterraneus View in CoL by Colloca & Lelli (2012: 13); as Hoplostethus mediterraneus View in CoL by Aguillar et al. (2018: 81). Recent unpublished records from Batroun (5 March 2005 and 1 July 2013). Material in collection: AUBM (OS3965; OS3968).

Distribution. Atlantic; western Mediterranean Sea; western Indian Ocean: South Africa to Madagascar Ridge; southeastern Indian Ocean and southwestern Pacific: southern Australia and New Zealand [including intermedius in Southern Hemisphere].

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 22 May 2013); Med. ( LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action .

Clupeiformes