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Table 1 Morphometric measurements of A.hians captured from the coastal water of Banyas, Syria

From: First record of the flat needlefish Ablennes hians (Valenciennes, 1846) from Syrian marine waters (eastern Mediterranean)

Characteristics (mm or gr)

1st individual

2nd individual

Standard length

445

502

Total length

500

553

Body depth

340

340

Head length

145

150

Eye diameter

15

15

Jaw length

96

104

Dorsal fin length

90

94

Pectoral fin length

34

35

Pelvic fin length

27

30

Anal fin length

93

98

Caudal fin length

54

60

Pre-dorsal length

342

378

Pre-pectoral length

153

154

Pre-pelvic length

264

291

Pre-anal length

330

387

Ovary length

115

110

Total weight

130

172

Ovary weight

1

1