First record of Red cornetfish, Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803 (Actinopterygii: Fistulariidae) from the Syrian coast

Mediterranean Lessepsian Fistularia petimba Lattakia.

Authors

  • Chirine Hussein Department of Marine Biology, High Institute of Marine Research, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria.
  • Amir Ibrahim Department of Marine Biology, High Institute of Marine Research, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria.
  • Firas Alshawy Department of Marine Biology, High Institute of Marine Research, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria.
June 25, 2019

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Fistulariidae species (Cornetfishes) exist in tropical and subtropical waters having four species; two of them are found in the Mediterranean Sea. This study records Fistularia petimba from the Syrian marine waters for the first time, filling the gap in its distribution along the eastern Mediterranean.