Open AccessConfirmed occurrence of Indian Ocean twospot Cardinalfish Cheilodipterus novemstriatus (Osteichthyes: Apogonidae) in the Levantine Sea
Author(s) -
Malek Ali,
Majd Khaddour
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
acta adriatica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1846-0453
pISSN - 0001-5113
DOI - 10.32582/aa.59.1.14
Subject(s) - meristics , indian ocean , geography , fishery , mediterranean sea , oceanography , mediterranean climate , population , structural basin , mediterranean basin , biology , geology , archaeology , paleontology , demography , sociology
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.