Symphurus nigrescens Rafinesque 1810

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 101

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scientific name	Symphurus nigrescens Rafinesque 1810
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Symphurus nigrescens Rafinesque 1810 —Tongue sole

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Symphurus nigrescens Rafinesque by Mouneimné (1977: 66); subsequently recorded as Symphurus nigrescens Rafinesque 1810 by Mouneimné (2002: 241–242); recently recorded as Symphurus nigrescens by Aguillar et al. (2018: 82).

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Namibia, including Azores; southern central Atlantic: Saint Helena.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 21 May 2013); Med. ( LC: 28 February 2008). Capture and threats: FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action .