Adib Saad^*(1) Ahmad Soliama⁽¹⁾ and Hasan Alkusairy⁽¹⁾

(1). Marine Sciences Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria.

(2). Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria.

(3). General Organization of Fishery Wealth, Jableh, Latakia, Syria.

(⃰Corresponding author: Dr.Adib Saad.  adibsaad52@gmail.com).

Received: 12/04/2020                               Accepted: 18/07/2020

Abstract

The first record of one fish species from the Mediterranean coasts of Syria is reported: the pomacentrid species Abudefduf vaigiensis. The specimen was caught on the 1^st October 2019, using a fishing spear of sport fisherman at depth of 4 m from the coasts of south east of Arwad Island, south of Tartous City . The captured specimen was an adult individual of 118 mm in standard length (SL) , 159 mm in total length (TL) and 87.9 gr in body weight (BW). Two  previously described morphological characters were used  to separate the two congener species, Abudefduf vaigiensis and A. saxatilis. Several factors may explain the presence of this species in the Syrian marine waters.

Keywords: Lessepsian migration, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Syria, Sergeant fish.

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