Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch 1791)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 89

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346933
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scientific name	Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch 1791)
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Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch 1791) View in CoL —Large-eye dentex

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Dentex macrophtalamus (Bloch 1791) by George et al. (1964: 17); subsequently recorded as Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Dentex macrophthalmus (Bloch 1791) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 168); recently recorded as Dentex macrophtalmus View in CoL by Aguillar et al. (2018: 81). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Namibia

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 18 August 2009); Med. (DD: 13 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, Unknown. Occurrence: Very common. Low priority for conservation action .