FIRST SUBSTANTIATED RECORD OF PAINTED EEL ECHELUS MYRUS (OPHICHTHIDAE) FROM SYRIAN MARINE WATERS (EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA)

FIRST SUBSTANTIATED RECORD OF PAINTED EEL ECHELUS MYRUS (OPHICHTHIDAE) FROM SYRIAN MARINE WATERS (EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA)

The present paper reports the first substantiated record of the painted eel Echelus myrus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the coast of Syria. The specimen measured 591 mm in total length, with a total body weight of 220 g. This record confirms the occurrence of this species in Syrian marine waters and the Lev...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annales. Series historia naturalis 2023-07, Vol.33 (2), p.235-240
Hauptverfasser: Khrema, Lana, Alnesser, Amina, Saad, Adib, Caparé, Christian
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Sprache:eng
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Body weight
Catadromous species
Echelus myrus
Eels
Fishing
Marine fishes
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Zusammenfassung:The present paper reports the first substantiated record of the painted eel Echelus myrus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the coast of Syria. The specimen measured 591 mm in total length, with a total body weight of 220 g. This record confirms the occurrence of this species in Syrian marine waters and the Levant Basin, filling the gap between the coast of Lebanon and other areas of the eastern Mediterranean, including the coast of Turkey.
ISSN:1408-533X
2591-1783
DOI:10.19233/ASHN.2023.28