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Occurrence of large-eyed rabbitfish Hydrolagus mirabilis, Chimaeridae, in Syrian waters (eastern Mediterranean)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2013

Mohamad Hassan
Mohamad Hassan*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M. Hassan, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria email: mohamad39@msn.com
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Abstract

A large specimen of a female large-eyed rabbitfish, Hydrolagus mirabilis, known previously only from the eastern and western Atlantic, was recorded for the first time in the eastern Mediterranean. Its morphometric and meristic characteristics are reported.

Keywords

large-eyed rabbitfishHydrolagus mirabilisSyrian coast
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e7
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013

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