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A New Record of the Pacific Sleeper Shark, Somniosus pacificus (Squaliformes: Somniosidae) from the Western Margin of the East Sea, Korea  

Kang, Chung-Bae (Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea)
Lee, Woo Jun (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Jin-Koo (Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University)
Jung, Hye Gyeong (Korea Research Center of Maritime Animals)
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Korean Journal of Ichthyology / v.27, no.1, 2015 , pp. 45-49 More about this Journal
Abstract
A single specimen (192 cm total length, TL) of the Pacific sleeper shark, Somniosus pacificus, belonging to the family Somniosidae, order Squaliformes, was firstly collected from the west margin of the East Sea, Korea in February 2008. This specimen was characterized by having interdorsal space, being less than the distance between the snout and first gill opening; and the distance between the snout and first dorsal fin origin more than 45% TL; head and body has overall dark brownish. The new Korean name "Jam-sang-eo-gwa" is proposed for the family Somniosidae, and "Jam-sang-eo-sok" for the genus Somniosus, and "Jat-bit-jam-sang-eo" for the species S. pacificus.
Keywords
Somniosus pacificus; Somniosidae; new record; Gangwon-do; East Sea; Korea;
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