New record of flying squids Ommastrephaes bartramii(Lesueur, 1821) in the Syrian coastal marine


Abstract in English

During the study of Molluscs/Cephalopods and their diversity and distributionin the Syrian marine waters; the presence of squid Ommastrephaes bartramii has recordedfor the first time locally, three individuals were collected during March and April of 2016, twoindividuals from the Ras Al-basset coast and one from Jablehcoast, at depths ranging from 40-130m, the required morphometric were done.mantle lengths has ranged from 36.6 to 50.3 cm and 12,1-19cm widethe, fin is in the size of 17,3-23,3cm,and 14,3- 16 cm wide, the proliferative arm is in the range size of 46.5 to 73 cm long. the individuals weights vary between 2555,80-3954g. Anatomy of the samples was performed also. The gonad vary between 20,6-41,12g, and the digestive gland weight ranged between 86,68-102,25g, has been observed all of the three individual were females..

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