Chelidonichthys cuculus (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 : 108

Chelidonichthys cuculus (Linnaeus 1758) —East Atlantic red gurnard

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Chelidonichthys cuculus by Aguillar et al. (2018: 80).

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to Mauritania, including Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 20 May 2013); Med. ( LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action .