First record of Leucoraja circularis (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae) in the Syrian marine waters (Eastern Mediterranean)

Abstract Sandy Skate, Leucoraja circularis (Couch, 1838), is recorded for first time from the Syrian marine waters. Two specimens of L. circularis were caught by bottom trawl at depth about 120 m on 20 February 2017, the first specimen was an immature female and the second an immature male; they mea...

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Main Authors: Hasan Alkusairy, Adib Saad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Marine Biodiversity Records
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41200-018-0140-7