Volume 25, Issue 75, January - June, 2024

First documented occurrence of the introduced Sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Weber, 1991) in the inland waters of Syria (Orontes River)

Nader Hamwi^♦, Nour Ali-Basha, Hamam Al-Tajer

Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria

^♦Corresponding Author
Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria

ABSTRACT

This manuscript documents the first recorded occurrence of the non-native species Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus from the inland waters of Syria, specifically the Orontes River. A specimen measuring 33 cm in total length and weighing 250 grams was caught in trammel nets at a depth of approximately 2-3 meters in the Orontes River near Hama on April 27, 2024.

Keywords: Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus, Orontes River, Sailfin catfish, Syria

Species, 2024, 25(75), e29s1679

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v25i75.e29s1679

Published: 18 June 2024