Mola mola (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 : 113

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4347112
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scientific name	Mola mola (Linnaeus 1758)
status

Treatment

Mola mola (Linnaeus 1758) View in CoL —Ocean sunfish

Taxonomy. New record from Lebanon, based on photos and videos of several specimens landed from various parts of Lebanon.

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical through temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Red Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (VU: A4bd, 7 June 2011); Med. (DD: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Medium priority for conservation action.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Tetraodontiformes
Family	Molidae
Genus	Mola

Specimens

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