Additional records of three exotic teleost species Dory snapper Lutjanus fulviflamma (Lutjanidae), Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator and yellow bar angelfish P. maculosus (Pomacanthidae) from the Syrian coast (Eastern Mediterranean Sea): Additional records of fish from the Syrian coast

Malek F.  Ali; Vienna M. Hammoud; Aola A. Fandi; Christian Capapé

doi:10.58629/ijaq.v21i1.508

Authors

Malek F. Ali Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria
Vienna M. Hammoud Faculty of Sciences, Tartous University, Tartous, Syria
Aola A. Fandi Faculty of Sciences, Tartous University, Tartous, Syria
Christian Capapé University of Montpellier, France

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58629/ijaq.v21i1.508

Keywords:

Lutjanidae, Pomacanthidae, migration, extension range, Levant Basin, Syrian coast, Population

Abstract

The authors present new captures of three exotic teleost species in the Syrian marine waters. The first capture concerned a specimen of Dory snapper Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775) which measured 222 mm total length (TL) and weighed 161 g. The second capture was a yellow bar angelfish Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål, 1775) which measured 245 mm total length and weighed 489 g. The third capture was a specimen of Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) which measured 175 mm total length and weighed 456 g. These new captures suggest that viable populations of these three species are successfully established in the Syrian marine waters.

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Author Biographies

Malek F. Ali, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria

Production Animals Department

Vienna M. Hammoud, Faculty of Sciences, Tartous University, Tartous, Syria

Biology

Aola A. Fandi, Faculty of Sciences, Tartous University, Tartous, Syria

Biology

Christian Capapé, University of Montpellier, France

Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire en Didactique Education Formation,

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