The spiny spider crab Maja goltziana (Crustacea: Majidae) in south Lebanese waters.

A total of 52 specimens (45-115 mm CL) of Maja goltziana d'Oliveira 1888, was collected along the Lebanese coasts (south-eastern Mediterranean Sea) in 2006-2007. This species, till now considered rare in the Mediterranean Sea, is common and abundant along the deep shelf-upper Lebanese coast where a local population is present.