Scorpaena scrofa 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 : 107

Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus 1758 —Large-scale scorpionfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 23); subsequently recorded as Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 118–119); recently recorded as Scorpaena scrofa by Aguillar et al. (2018: 82). Material in collection: AUBM, FMNH and SMF.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to Cape Verde Islands including Madeira; western Indian Ocean; South Africa to Somalia including Madagascar, Saya de Malha Bank.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 15 July 2014); Med. ( LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .