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http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/KFAS.2019.0418

A New Record of the Family Ophichthidae (Pisces), Ophichthus erabo (Jordan and Snyder 1901), from Korea  

Kang, Chung-Bae (Department of Taxonomy and Systematics, Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea)
Kim, Jin-Seok (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Jin-Koo (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University)
Ji, Hwan-Sung (Fisheries Resources Research Center, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
Yoon, Moongeum (Department of Taxonomy and Systematics, Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea)
Park, Jin Woo (Korea Fish Research & Institute)
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Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.52, no.4, 2019 , pp. 418-423 More about this Journal
Abstract
We report the first occurrence of Ophichthus erabo (Jordan and Snyder, 1901) collected in the waters around Jeju Island. The morphologic characteristics of this species include rich brown semicircular spots distributed on the head, the back, and the dorsal fins. Ophichthus erabo has a similar body color to Ophichthus polyophthalmus but can be clearly distinguished from the latter by the number of vertebrae (152-155 in O. erabo vs. 147-149 in O. polyophthalmus) and the existence of a white spot at the center of a semicircle (i.e., no white spot in O. erabo vs. a white spot in O. polyophthalmus). We suggest a new Korean name for O. erabo to be "Mul-bang-ul-ba-da-baem-gang-eo".
Keywords
Ophichthus erabo; new record; Ophichthidae; Korea;
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