Evermannella balbo (Risso 1820) —Balbo sabretooth

Taxonomy. New record from Lebanon, based on a specimen collected from off Beirut (6 March 2003) and another from off Batroun (5 June 2010). Material in collection: AUBM (OS3837; OS3848) .

Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas (including Mediterranean Sea).

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 12 May 2013); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Low priority for conservation action .