New record of the Roche`s snake blenny Ophidion rochei Müller, 1845 (Ophidiidae, Ophidiiformes) from the Syrian marine waters – Eastern Mediterranean Sea

R.M. Othman¹ , M.Y. Galiya² , Z.A. Almajid³ , W.I.Ghanem ⁴

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.7 , Issue.1 , pp.49-50, Feb-2020

Online published on Feb 28, 2020

Copyright © R.M. Othman, M.Y. Galiya, Z.A. Almajid, W.I.Ghanem . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
The recording and classification of the marine fish in Syria , Includes in Syrian national program of Biodiversity , Which was started since thirty years. In March 2019, a single individual of Cusk-eel fish species was caught with benthic trawl in the Ras Albasit, Syrian marine water. Collected species was studied and compared with available literature. This species was identified as a Roche`s snake blenny, Ophidion rochei Müller 1845.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Cusk – eel, Ophidion rochei, Syrian marine waters

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