The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status Author Bariche, Michel Author Fricke, Ronald text Zootaxa 2020 2020-05-12 4775 1 1 157 journal article 21109 10.11646/zootaxa.4775.1.1 7158d7e5-8d0c-4e38-a630-30e42571efa2 1175-5326 3983887 C3E5AF7F-1C84-450E-B228-BD78D0084071 Heptranchias perlo (Bonnaterre 1788) —Sharpnose sevengill shark Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Heptranchias perlo by Lteif (2015: 61) . Recent unpublished record from Tyre ( 10 August 2019 ) . Distribution. Circumglobal in tropical through warm temperate sea (including Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea). Conservation. IUCN: Global (NT: 30 April 2003 ); Med. (DD: 25 March 2016 ). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. High priority for conservation action.