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First Record of a Clingfish, Aspasma minima (Perciformes: Gobiesocidae) from Korea  

Han, Song-Hun (College of Ocean Sciences, Cheju National University)
Kim, Maeng Jin (College of Ocean Sciences, Cheju National University)
Kim, Byung-Yeob (College of Ocean Sciences, Cheju National University)
Choi, Chan-Moon (College of Ocean Sciences, Cheju National University)
Song, Choon Bok (College of Ocean Sciences, Cheju National University)
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Korean Journal of Ichthyology / v.20, no.3, 2008 , pp. 224-227 More about this Journal
Abstract
A specimen of Aspasma minima (25.4 mm SL) belonging to the family Gobiesocidae was collected from coastal waters near Hamdeok in Jeju Island, Korea. This species is characterized by having 6~9 dorsal fin rays, 5~9 anal fin rays, 20~24 pectoral fin rays, many red spots on head and body when fresh, and posterior end of upper jaw not reaching anterior margin of eye. Our specimen is well matched in its morphological characteristics with previous descriptions of A. minima. Thus, we newly add this species to the Korean fish fauna and propose its new Korean name, "Kkoma-hak-chi".
Keywords
Gobiesocidae; Aspasma minima; first record; Jeju Island; Korea;
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