Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus 1758) —Atlantic horse mackerel Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Trachurus trachurus, L. by Gruvel (1931: 109); subsequently recorded as Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus 1758) by George et al. (1964: 19); as Trachurus trachurus (Linnaeus) by Mouneimné (1977: 63); as Trachurus trachurus (Linneus 1758) by Mouneimné (2002: 148–149); recently recorded as Trachurus trachurus by Bariche et al. (2007: 112) and by Fanelli et al. (2014: 116). Material in collection: ANSP, AUBM, BMNH, CAS and USNM. Distribution. Cosmopolitan (including western Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, Black Sea), but excluding eastern Pacific. Conservation. IUCN: Global (VU: A2bd, 9 May 2013); Med. (LC: 16 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action.

Published as part of Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, pp. 1-157 in Zootaxa 4775 (1) on page 63, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3983887