Lesueurigobius friesii (Malm 1874) —Fries’s goby

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Lesueurigobius friesii by Aguillar et al. (2018: 81).

Distribution. Western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: southern Norway and British Isles south to Mauritania.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 15 July 2014); Med. (LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Low priority for conservation action .