Symphodus mediterraneus (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 : 75-76

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4347285
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scientific name	Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758)
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Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —Axillary wrasse

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Crenilabrus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 19); subsequently recorded as Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 64); as Symphodus mediterraneus (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 193–194); recently recorded as Symphodus mediterraneus View in CoL by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 628); as Symphodus mediterraneus View in CoL by Bariche et al. (2009: 3). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: Portugal to northern Morocco, including Azores and Madeira.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 12 July 2008); Med. ( LC: 13 November 2007). Capture and threats: HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Medium priority for conservation action .