Mullus surmuletus 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 : 78

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Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL —Striped red mullet

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Mullus surmuletus View in CoL , L. by Gruvel (1931: 95); subsequently recorded as Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 18); as Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 156); recently recorded as Mullus surmuletus View in CoL by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 628); recently as Mullus surmuletus View in CoL by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169); by Aguillar et al. (2018: 81). Fanelli et al. 2015. Material in collection: AUBM, BMNH and USNM.

Distribution. Western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Norway south to Senegal, including Azores and Madeira.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 14 July 2014); Med. ( LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, HAB, NIS, Unknown. Occurrence: Common. Significant decline in the last two decades. Medium priority for conservation action .

References

Fanelli, E., Azzurro, E., Bariche, M., Cartes, J. E. & Maynou, F. (2015) Depicting the novel Eastern Mediterranean food web: a stable isotopes study following Lessepsian fish invasion. Biological Invasions, 17, 2163 - 2178. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10530 - 015 - 0868 - 5

George, C. J., Athanassiou, V. A. & Boulos, I. (1964) The fishes of the coastal waters of Lebanon. Miscellaneous Papers in the Natural Sciences. The American University of Beirut, 4, 1 - 24.

Gruvel, A. (1931) Les Etats de Syrie. Richesses marines et fluviales. Exploitation actuelle-Avenir. Societe d'Editions Geographiques, Maritimes et Coloniale, 453 pp.

Harmelin-Vivien, M. L., Bitar, G., Harmelin, J. G. & Monestiez, P. (2005) The littoral fish community of the Lebanese rocky coast (eastern Mediterranean Sea) with emphasis on Red Sea immigrants. Biological Invasions, 7, 625 - 637. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10530 - 004 - 5852 - 4

Mouneimne, N. (1977) Liste des poissons de la cote du Liban (Mediterranee orientale). Cybium, 3 (1), 37 - 66.

Mouneimne, N. (2002) Poissons marins du Liban et de la Mediterranee orientale. INCAM-EU / CNRS Lebanon, Beyrouth, 271 pp.