Diplodus puntazzo (Walbaum 1792) —Sharpsnout seabream

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Puntazzo puntazzo (Cetti 1784) by George et al. (1964: 18); subsequently recorded as Puntazzo puntazzo (Gmelin) by Mouneimné (1977: 64); as Diplodus puntazzo (Gmelin 1789) by Mouneimné (2002: 170–171); recently recorded as Diplodus puntazzo by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 629). Material in collection: AUBM and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to South Africa, including Cape Verde Islands.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 18 August 2009); Med. (LC: 13 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, HAB, Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Medium priority for conservation action .