Bathypterois dubius Vaillant 1888 —Spiderfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Bathypterois dubius by Aguillar et al. (2018: 80).

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: British Isles south to Sierra Leone, including Azores; one record from the northwestern Atlantic.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 15 May 2013); Med. (NE). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Low priority for conservation action .