Trichiurus lepturus 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 : 97

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scientific name	Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus 1758
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Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL —Largehead hairtail

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 21); subsequently recorded as Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 64); as Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus 1758 View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 229–230); recently recorded as Trichiurus lepturus View in CoL by Bariche et al. (2007: 112). Recent unpublished records from Tyre, Sarafand, Saida, Beirut, Batroun, Tripoli (1998–2019). Material in collection: AUBM, ANSP, BMNH and USNM.

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas (including Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Red Sea, Persian Gulf).

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 29 January 2013); Med. ( LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .