In this paper we report data on four juvenile individuals of T. trachypterus and one adult Z. cristatus, from the Strait Messina southern Tyrrhenian Sea, respectively (Mediterranean Sea). Information morphometric meristic characters are provided together with some biological such as prey age estimation. Only stomachs contained prey: copepods, amphypods pelagic snails. The analisys growth patter...

Three families of venomous snakes exist in Iran including Viperidae, Elapidae, and Hydrophidae. Viperidae family is the only family with a widespread distribution. Saw-scaled vipers are important poisonous snakes in Asia and Africa. This name is given to this snake due to the presence of obliquely keeled and serrated lateral body scales. Distribution of this genera is mostly reported in t...

Cobia, Rachycentron canadum, is the only species in family of Rachycentridae. Cobia typically characterized as having 26–33 dorsal-fin rays. However, an investigation specimens collected from Western Visayas waters revealed a wider variation ray count than previously reported, with some 35–36 Suspecting possible cryptic species, we compared mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) seque...