Tetronarce nobiliana (Bonaparte 1835) —Atlantic torpedo

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Torpedo nobiliana by Lteif (2015: 61).

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: North Sea to South Africa including Madeira and Canary Islands;?western Atlantic: Nova Scotia (Canada) to Brazil (including Caribbean Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (DD: 7 September 2004); Med. (LC: 25 March 2016). Capture and threats: FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. High priority for conservation action .