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http://dx.doi.org/10.35399/ISK.32.1.4

First Record of the Slender Giant Moray, Strophidon sathete (Muraenidae, Anguilliformes) from Korea  

Kim, Byung Yeob (College of Ocean Sciences, Jeju National University)
Koh, Soo Jin (West Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Sciences)
Kim, Maeng Jin (West Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Sciences)
Song, Choon Bok (College of Ocean Sciences, Jeju National University)
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Korean Journal of Ichthyology / v.32, no.1, 2020 , pp. 21-25 More about this Journal
Abstract
A single specimen of Strophidon sathete (1,302 mm in total length), belonging to the family Muraenidae, was collected in a danish seine off the southern coast of Jejudo Island in April, 2019 for the first time. It was characterized by having unpatterned coloration and thin body, snout slightly rounded, three superorbital pores, four infraobital pores, and six mandibular pores. This species is distinguishable from morphologically similar Gymnothorax albimarginatus inhabiting Korean waters by having all fins dark (vs. fins dark posteriorly with white margin for latter), body depth 1.8~3.1% in total length (vs. 3.2~5.7%), and no dark band on head in less than 50~70 cm (vs. exist). We add Strophidon sathete to the Korean fish fauna and propose a new Korean name, "Ga-neun-gom-chi" for the species because the body is relatively thinner than other similar moray species (G. albimarginatus) in Korea.
Keywords
Strophidon sathete; Muraenidae; first record; Jejudo Island; Korea;
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