Mustelus asterias Cloquet 1819 —Starry smooth-hound

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Mustellus loevis, Risso by Gruvel (1931: 74). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: North Sea to Mauritania including Madeira and Canary Islands.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 11 February 2006); Med. (VU: A2bd, 25 March 2016). Capture and threats:

FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Medium priority for conservation action.