|
|
Fish Collection |
|
|
|
Most of the collection is from Lebanese coastal waters but there are several samples from neighboring countries e.g. Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. (“No. of samples” refers to the number of jars, each containing a sample of preserved fish specimens.)
|
|
Group |
No. of
Samples |
No. of
Families |
No. of
Species |
Approx.Total No. of Specimens |
|
Class Chondrichthyes |
34 |
12 |
26 |
53 |
|
Class Holocephali |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Anguilliformes |
17 |
4 |
10 |
42 |
|
Belonifirmes |
35 |
4 |
12 |
159 |
|
Clupeiformes |
49 |
2 |
79 |
480 |
|
Cyprinidontifornes |
16 |
3 |
7? |
200 |
|
Dactylopteriformes |
6 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
|
Echeineformes |
5 |
1 |
1 |
30 |
|
Gadiformes |
37 |
2 |
9 |
106 |
|
Gobiesociformes |
4 |
1 |
4 |
17 |
|
Mugiliformes |
34 |
3 |
17 |
615 |
|
Perciformes |
510 |
28 |
155 |
4400 |
|
Pleuronectiformes |
36 |
4 |
16 |
200 |
|
Tetraodontiformes |
9 |
2 |
2 |
52 |
|
Others |
27 |
3 |
>11 |
218 |
|
Total |
820 |
71 |
>282 |
6585 | | |
|
|