On the Establishment of the Yellow Boxfish Ostracion Cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 in the Lebanese Waters, Eastern Mediterranean Sea

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2021 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 8 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2021

Authors : Ali Badreddine, Ghazi Bitar

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V8I5P103

How to Cite?

Ali Badreddine, Ghazi Bitar, "On the Establishment of the Yellow Boxfish Ostracion Cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 in the Lebanese Waters, Eastern Mediterranean Sea," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 8,  no. 5, pp. 19-20, 2021. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V8I5P103

Abstract:

The yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 was reported for the first time, in the Mediterranean Sea from the Lebanese waters, on January 25th 2011. However, it is widely distributed from the north to the south of the Lebanese waters to date. Therefore, this note aims to trigger an alert on the spread of the non-indigenous lessepsian O. cubutis in the Lebanese waters.

Keywords:

Ostracion cubicus, non-indigenous species, Lebanese waters, eastern Mediterranean Sea

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