A5017399778- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Latakia University
2010-2023
This work presents refined, updated subregional and regional non-indigenous species (NIS) inventories for the Mediterranean Sea, validated by national taxonomic experts, with records observed until December 2020. These datasets will be used as baselines implementation of Integrated Monitoring Assessment Programme (IMAP) Quality Status Report 2023. In total, 1006 have been found in marine brackish waters. The highest numbers NIS were Israel, Türkiye, Lebanon Italy. Approximately 45...
An updated checklist of marine ichthyofauna that are recorded to date, from Syrian water including 297 species (belonging 220 genera, 111 families, 36 orders, and 3 classes) is presented. Sparidae the dominant family (28 species), followed by Blenniidae (15 while 55 families represented 1 species. The Chondrichthyes present in Syria were cross-checked for first time. status, frequency, main fishing gear targeting common species, addition method which rare caught, also provided. Four time...
Background. Captures of Gymnura altavela from the Syrian marine waters allowed to improve knowledge size at first sexuality males and females, reproductive period fecundity. Materials methods. In all, 114 specimens were measured for disk width (DW) weighed. Sexual maturity was determined in length claspers aspects tract, females condition ovaries morphology tract. Hepatosomatic index (HSI), gonadosomatic (GSI) calculated their variations related considered all categories specimens. To...
(2010). First records of the Honeycomb Stingray, Himantura uarnak (Forskål, 1775), off Syrian coast (eastern Mediterranean) (Chondrichthyes: Dasyatidae) Zoology in Middle East: Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 104-106.
Basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765), is a large distributed worldwide, generally found in boreal to warm temperate waters, frequently sighted open seas, and which often enters into enclosed bays where it usually captured; additionally, some dead specimens are stranded on the beach (Compagno 1984).The presence of basking shark known Mediterranean, but most reported captures were from western central areas (Mancusi et al. 2005), especially off Maghreb coast (Capapé 2005)...
"First records of the Round Fantail Stingray, Taeniura grabata (Chondrichthyes: Dasyatidae), off Syrian coast (eastern Mediterranean)." Zoology in Middle East, 59(2), pp. 176–178
On 16 June 2022, two specimens of Pomacanthus maculosus (Forsskål, 1775) were observed in the Syrian marine waters. One specimen was captured and classified, measured, preserved formaldehyde deposited at Tishreen University. It is a second substantiated record Levant Basin, first for coast. The successful establishment viable population P. Mediterranean Sea remains suitable hypothesis which cannot be totally ruled out.
The authors present the first record of Indian Ocean twospot Cardinalfish Cheilodipterus novemstriatus from Syrian coast (eastern Mediterranean).The species is described including morphometric measurements and meristic counts. This new finding confirms establishment a viable population C. occurs at in Levant Basin.
This paper reports the first record of a specimen wedge sole, Dicologlossa cuneata (Moreau, 1881), from Syrian coast, and also Levant Basin, constituting its easternmost extension range in Mediterranean Sea. The was examined, illustrated, measured, weighed collected data are provided herein. single capture D. cuneata, however, cannot support statement that sustainable population this fish has established itself area.
This study was performed on the smoothhound shark: Mustelus mustelus (Linnaeus, 1758), during period between December 2005 and April 2009, in Eastern Levant along Syrian coast. A total of 222 specimens examined (143 females, 79 males) discerned: The monthly sampling showed: Smoothhound shark, M. were normally caught throughout year, mainly spring summer, at fishing sites from Raas Albassit to Tartus city (34º. 40΄and 35º.80΄ N, 35º.70΄and 36º.05΄ E) coast, shallow water depth 250 m....
This study was performed on the Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758), during period between July 2011- June 2012, in Syrian coast. A total of 58 examined samples (26 males and 32 females) showed that size which female start maturation at 701 mm disk width (DW), while 682 mm. Females were always larger than males, largest male 1342 mm, 893 weigh (20170 g, 5071 g) respectively. G. is a non-placental ovoviviparous species. The has two ovaries, left one active, right atrophic. Female gestate...
This study was carried out in the Marine Sciences Laboratory of Agriculture Faculty at Tishreen University, collaboration with Higher Commission for Scientific Research, on Small Spotted Catshark Scyliorhinus canicula (Linnaeus, 1758) Syrian marine water (Eastern Levant Mediterranean sea); From Rass Albassit northward ( 35° 55 N), to Lebanese borders southward (°34 50´ N). During period January 2012 September 2013. 417 specimens (231 females, 186males) were collected depths 50-250 m, from...