Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum 1792)

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

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scientific name	Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum 1792)
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Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum 1792) View in CoL —European pilchard

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Clupea pilchardus, Walb. View in CoL by Gruvel (1931: 84); subsequently recorded as Sardina pilchardus (Risso 1826) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 11); as Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum 1792) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 69); recently recorded as Sardina pilchardus View in CoL by Bariche et al. (2007: 112). Material in collection: AMNH, ANSP, AUBM, BMNH, FMNH, MCZ, UF and USNM.

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

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 20 May 2013); Med. ( LC: 14 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, HAB, NIS, unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Low priority for conservation action .