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Table 1 Morphometric measurements of L. lagocephalus captured from the marine water of Syria and those recorded by Erguden et al. (2017) and Teker et al. (2018)

From: First record of the oceanic puffer Lagocephalus lagocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Syrian marine waters (eastern Mediterranean)

Factors

Morphometric Measurements (mm. or g.)

Syrian water

Turkish waters

Present Study

according to Erguden et al. (2017)

according to Teker et al. (2018)

Total length (TL)

537

605

605

Stander length

436

NR

500

Head length

71 (16.28% SL)

111 (20.72%TL)

NR

Eye diameter

21 (4.81% SL)

23

25 (5%SL)

Caudal fin length

89 (20.41%SL)

NR

NR

Pectoral fin length

92

NR

NR

The dorsal fin height

73

NR

NR

The anal fin height

71

NR

NR

Testis length

137 (31.42% SL)

NR

NR

Testis width

38

NR

NR

Total weight

1565

2800

2490

Testis weight

63 (4.02% GSI)

NR

NR

  1. NR not recorded