Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus 1765) —Basking shark

Taxonomy. New record from Lebanon, based on photos of one individual landed in Tyre (1 February 2006) and another in Tripoli (1 March 2015) .

Distribution. Cosmopolitan but antitropical (including Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea, North Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (VU: A2ad+3d, 1 October 2005); Med. (EN: A2 bd, 25 March 2016); CITES Appendix II. Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. High priority for conservation action .