First record of frigate tuna Auxis thazard (Osteichthyes: Scombriformes: Scombridae) in the Syrian marine waters, the Eastern Mediterranean

R.M. Othman, M.Y. Galiya, H.E. Laika & Z.A. Almajid

Abstract. We report for the first time the presence of frigate tuna Auxis thazard (Lacepède, 1800) in the Syrian marine waters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. A specimen of A. thazard was caught in Purse seine nets in the fishery for bullet tuna A. rochei (Risso, 1810) in Ras al-Bassit in March 2022.
Key words: range extension, marine fauna, Actinopterygii, Scombridae, new record

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2023, 32(1): 23-26  ▪  Published online 22 April 2023


https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2023.32.1.23  ▪  Open full article  

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