Scartella cristata (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 : 57

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346889
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scientific name	Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758)
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Scartella cristata (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —Molly miller

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Blennius cristatus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 22); subsequently recorded as Blennius cristatus Linnaeus View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Blennius cristatus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 204–205). recently recorded as Scartella cristata View in CoL by Bariche et al. (2009: 3). Material in collection: AUBM, SMF and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to Namibia, including Canary Islands; southern central Atlantic: Ascension Island; western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida ( U.S.A.) south to Brazil.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 18 October 2007); Med. ( LC: 14 November 2007). Capture and threats: HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .