Arnoglossus rueppelii (Cocco 1844) —Rüppell’s scaldback

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

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Gibraltar south to Western Sahara, including Madeira and Canary Islands.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 4 February 2009); Med. (LC: 27 February 2008). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Low priority for conservation action .