First record of Red Sea goatfish Parupeneus forsskali (Osteichthyes: Mullidae) from the Syrian coast (Eastern Mediterranean)

Two specimens of the alien cardinal fish Apogon fasciatus (White, 1790) are recorded for the first time from Turkey and second time from the Mediterranean Sea. This is the fourth Indo-Pacific apogonid species documented in the Mediterranean Sea, and the introduction of this species to the eastern Mediterranean is due to migration from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal.

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First record of Klein’s sole Synapturichthys kleinii (Osteichthyes: Soleidae) off the Syrian coast (eastern Mediterranean)

Journal of Ichthyology ◽

10.1134/s0032945215060016 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 55 (6) ◽

pp. 918-921

Author(s):

M. Ali ◽

A. Saad ◽

M. Fadel ◽

I. Issa ◽

C. Reynaud ◽

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Keyword(s):

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

First Record ◽

Syrian Coast

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Potvrđeni nalaz Cheilodipterus novemstriatus (Osteichthyes: Apogonidae) u Levantinskom moru

Acta Adriatica ◽

10.32582/aa.59.1.14 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 59 (1) ◽

pp. 153-158

Author(s):

Malek Ali ◽

Majd Khaddour

Keyword(s):

Indian Ocean ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

First Record ◽

Morphometric Measurements ◽

Meristic Counts ◽

Viable Population ◽

New Finding ◽

Levant Basin ◽

Syrian Coast

The authors present the first record of Indian Ocean twospot Cardinalfish Cheilodipterus novemstriatus from the Syrian coast (eastern Mediterranean).The species is described including morphometric measurements and meristic counts. This new finding confirms the establishment of a viable population of C. novemstriatus occurs at present in the Levant Basin.

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First Record ofAnisakis simplexThird-Stage Larvae (Nematoda, Anisakidae) in European HakeMerluccius merluccius lessepsianusin Egyptian Water

Journal of Parasitology Research ◽

10.1155/2016/9609752 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Yasmin Abou-Rahma ◽

Rewaida Abdel-Gaber ◽

Amira Kamal Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Red Sea ◽

Positive Relationship ◽

First Record ◽

Type I ◽

Merluccius Merluccius ◽

Molecular Analyses ◽

Fish Samples ◽

Third Stage ◽

European Hake ◽

Anisakid Larvae

The prevalence of infection and the identification of anisakid larvae in European hakeMerluccius merluccius lessepsianusfrom Hurghada City, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, were investigated. Fish samples were collected during the period of February and November 2014. Twenty-two (36.66%) out of sixty examined fish specimens were found to be naturally infected withAnisakistype I larvae mostly found as encapsulated larvae in visceral organs. There was a positive relationship between host length/weight and prevalence of infection. Based on morphological, morphometric, and molecular analyses, these nematodes were identified as third-stage larvae ofAnisakis simplex. The present study was considered as the first report of anisakid larvae from European hake in the Egyptian water.

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