Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus (Valenciennes 1837)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 70

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4346320
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scientific name	Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus (Valenciennes 1837)
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Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus (Valenciennes 1837) View in CoL —Four-spotted goby

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Gobius quadrimaculatus Valenciennes 1837 View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 23); subsequently recorded as Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus (Valenciennes) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 65); as Deltentosteus quadrimaculatus (Valenciennes 1837) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 219). Material in collection: AUBM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay south to Mauritania.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 11 March 2014); Med. ( LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Very rare. Low priority for conservation action .