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First Record of the Bothid Flounder, Asterorhombus intermedius (Bothidae, Pleuronectiformes) from Korea  

Han, Song-Hun (Faculty of Marine Biomedical Sciences, Jeju National University)
Kim, Maeng-Jin (Fisheries Resources Management Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
Song, Choon-Bok (Faculty of Marine Biomedical Sciences, Jeju National University)
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Korean Journal of Ichthyology / v.24, no.2, 2012 , pp. 139-142 More about this Journal
Abstract
Two specimens of Asterorhombus intermedius (130.0~143.4 mm SL), belonging to the family Bothidae, were firstly collected from the coastal waters of Jeju Island, Korea. This species was characterized by having 54~56 lateral line scales, first dorsal-fin ray with a long projection, and various size of black spots on the body. The morphological characteristics matched well with previous description of A. intermedius. Therefore, we add this species to the Korean fish fauna and propose its Korean name, "Git-teol-dung-geul-neob-chi-sok" and "Git-teol-dung-geul-neob-chi" for the genus and species, respectively.
Keywords
Bothidae; Asterorhombus intermedius; first record; Jeju Island; Korea;
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