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Table 1 Morphometric measurements in mm and as a percentage of standard length (%SL), and weight in grams recorded in the 7 specimens of P. bogaraveo caught off the Syrian coast

From: First confirmed record of Sparid Pagellus bogaraveo (Brünnich, 1768) in the Syrian marine waters (Levantine Basin)

Number of specimens

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Morphometric measurements

mm

SL%

mm

SL%

mm

SL%

mm

SL%

mm

SL%

mm

SL%

mm

SL%

Total length (TL)

194

132%

128

121.90%

119

121.42%

138

123.21%

121

122.23%

117

121.87%

110

125%

Standard length (SL)

150

100%

105

100%

98

100%

112

100%

99

100%

96

100%

88

100%

Body depth (BD)

60

40%

40

38.09%

37

37.75%

42

37.50%

40

40.40%

36

37.50%

34

38.63%

Head length (HL)

47

31.30%

33

31.42%

31

31.63%

36

32.14%

32

32.33%

30

31.25%

29

32.95%

Eye diameter (ED)

21

14%

12

11.42%

11

11.22%

13

11.60%

11

11.11%

11

11.45%

11

12.50%

Preorbital length (Pol)

13

8.67%

10

9.52%

9

9.18%

12

10.71%

9

9.09%

9

9.37%

8

9.09%

Predorasal length (Pdl)

53

35.34%

38

36.19%

33

33.67%

40

35.71%

36

36.36%

36

37.50%

33

37.50%

Dorsal fin Base length (D.B.L)

83

55.34%

55

52.38%

51

52.04%

60

53.57%

51

51.51%

50

52.08%

47

53.40%

Anal fin Base length (A.B.L)

34

22.67%

26

24.76%

22

22.44%

26

23.21%

24

24.24%

24

25%

20

22.72%

Prepectoral length (Ppl)

51

34%

36

34.28%

32

32.65%

38

33.92%

33

33.33%

32

33.33%

29

32.95%

Preanal length (Pal)

101

67.34%

65

61.90%

61

62.24%

70

62.50%

62

62.62%

61

63.54%

57

64.77%

Counts

 Scales on lateral line

72

72

72

72

74

72

72

 Dorsal fin rays

XII + 11

XII + 12

XII + 11

XII + 12

XII + 12

XII + 11

XII + 12

 Anal fin rays

III + 11

III + 11

III + 12

III + 12

III + 12

III + 12

III + 12

 Pelvic fin rays

I + 5

I + 5

I + 5

I + 5

I + 5

I + 5

I + 5

 Total weight (g)

74.61

32.17

25.62

39.37

27.65

24.64

18.95