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http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/KFAS.2016.0675

Occurrence of Small Scale Blackfish Girella leonina (Perciformes: Kyphosidae) Lacking a Caudal Fin  

Kwun, Hyuck Joon (National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea)
Park, Jinsoon (National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea)
Kim, Hye Seon (National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea)
Kim, Ju-Hee (National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea)
Bae, Hanna (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University)
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Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.49, no.5, 2016 , pp. 675-677 More about this Journal
Abstract
We report the first occurrence of a tailless Girella leonina, collected from Jeju Island, Korea, in July 2016. This specimen has 10 scales below the median spinous portion of the dorsal fin, a black posterior margin of the operculum, and no pale vertical band on the body, and is therefore similar to the normal species, except that it has no caudal peduncle or caudal fin. The posterior parts of the dorsal and anal fins are gathered vertically at the posterior end of the body. A radiograph indicates that this abnormal specimen is lacking the vertebrae after vertebra 20.
Keywords
Girella leonina; Small scale blackfish; Caudal fin; Abnormality;
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