Confirmed occurrence of Indian Ocean twospot Cardinalfish Cheilodipterus novemstriatus (Osteichthyes: Apogonidae) in the Levantine Sea first record from the Syrian coast / Malek Ali, Majd Khaddour, Christian Capape.
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The authors present the first record of Indian Ocean twospot Cardinalfish Cheilodipterus novemstriatus from the Syrian coast (eastern Mediterranean).The species is described including morphometric measurements and meristic counts. This new finding confirms the establishment of a viable population of C. novemstriatus occurs at present in the Levant Basin.; U ovom radu autori potvrđuje se nalaz Cheilodipterus novemstriatus na sirijskoj obali (istočni Mediteran). Opisana je jedinka vrste, uključujući morfometrijska obilježja i merističke vrijednosti. Ovaj nalaz potvrđuje uspostavu populacije ove vrste u istočnom Sredozemlju.