First Substantiated Record of Painted Eel Echelus myrus (Ophichthidae) from the Syrian Marine Waters (Eastern Mediterranean Sea)Khrema, Lana (Avtor) Alnesser, Amina (Avtor) Saad, Adib (Avtor) Capapé, Christian (Avtor) Echelus myrusOphichthidaedistributionLevant BasinThe present paper reports the first substantiated record of the painted eel Echelus myrus (Linnaeus, 1758) from the coast of Syria. The specimen measured 591 mm in total length, with a total body weight of 220 g. This record confirms the occurrence of this species in Syrian marine waters and the Levant Basin, filling the gap between the coast of Lebanon and other areas of the eastern Mediterranean, including the coast of Turkey.20232026-07-10 08:46:09Delo ni kategorizirano31012UDK: 5DOI: 10.19233/ASHN.2023.28slImetniki avtorskih pravic na prispevkih so avtorji. CC BY-NC 4.0