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First Documented Record of Dogtooth Grouper Epinephelus caninus (Valenciennes, 1834), Perciformes, Serranidae, in the Syrian Marine Waters

Adib Ali Saad*(1) Ahmad Kamel  Solaiman(2) and Hasan Haitham Alkusairy(1)

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

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

(*Corresponding author: Dr. Adib Ali Saad. E-Mail: adibsaad52@gmail.com).

Received: 02/05/2018                                Accepted: 01/10/2018

Abstract

In this work, the first documented record of dogtooth grouper Epinephelus caninus in the Syria coast. A specimen (181 mm TL) was captured on 20th February 2018 using a trap-net at a depth 30 m. The capture site was located 50 m off coast of Tartous city (35° 91´ E, 35° 87´ N). The identification of the present specimen of Epinephelus caninus was based on morphological features, colour, and morphometric measurements and meristic counts.

Keys words: Syrian coast, Eastern Mediterranean, Epinephelus caninus, First record.

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