Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 52

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scientific name	Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810
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Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810 View in CoL —Spotted lanternfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810 View in CoL = * Myctophum humboldti humboldti (Raffaele 1889) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 12); subsequently recorded as Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 61); as Myctophum punctatum Rafinesque 1810 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 84–85); recently recorded as Myctophum punctatum View in CoL by Bariche et al. (2007: 112); as Myctophum punctatum View in CoL by Bariche et al. (2009: 3). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. North Atlantic to the Arctic region; Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 11 July 2012); Med. ( LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .

Ophidiiformes