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Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus 1758

Description

Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus 1758 —Black scorpionfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus 1758 by George et al. (1964: 23); subsequently recorded as Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus 1758 by Mouneimné (2002: 118); recently recorded as Scorpaena porcus by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 629); as Scorpaena porcus by Fanelli et al. (2015: 2169). Material in collection: AUBM, FMNH, SMF, SMNS and USNM.

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

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 14 July 2014); Med. (LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action.

Notes

Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 107, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
LC
Event date
2007-11-15
Family
Scorpaenidae
Genus
Scorpaena
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Scorpaeniformes
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Linnaeus
Species
porcus
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2007-11-15/2014-07-14
Taxonomic concept label
Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus, 1758 sec. Bariche & Fricke, 2020

References

  • George, C. J., Athanassiou, V. A. & Boulos, I. (1964) The fishes of the coastal waters of Lebanon. Miscellaneous Papers in the Natural Sciences. The American University of Beirut, 4, 1 - 24.
  • Mouneimne, N. (1977) Liste des poissons de la cote du Liban (Mediterranee orientale). Cybium, 3 (1), 37 - 66.
  • Mouneimne, N. (2002) Poissons marins du Liban et de la Mediterranee orientale. INCAM-EU / CNRS Lebanon, Beyrouth, 271 pp.
  • Harmelin-Vivien, M. L., Bitar, G., Harmelin, J. G. & Monestiez, P. (2005) The littoral fish community of the Lebanese rocky coast (eastern Mediterranean Sea) with emphasis on Red Sea immigrants. Biological Invasions, 7, 625 - 637. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10530 - 004 - 5852 - 4
  • Fanelli, E., Azzurro, E., Bariche, M., Cartes, J. E. & Maynou, F. (2015) Depicting the novel Eastern Mediterranean food web: a stable isotopes study following Lessepsian fish invasion. Biological Invasions, 17, 2163 - 2178. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 10530 - 015 - 0868 - 5