• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.29-32
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• 1999

From the South Sea in 1995, two species, Chaunax abei and Bembrops curvatura, were collected for the first time in Korea. C. abei and B. curvatura were closely similar to C. fimbriatus and B. caudimacula in exomorphological characters, respectively. C. abei sharply differed from C. fimbriatus in having the round green spots, no fossa in front of dorsal fin and without tentacles around illicium groove. B. curvatura was well divided from B. caudimacula in having 15 anal fin rays, 41~50 lateral line scales, deep curved lateral line and black color on the first dorsal fin membrane. New Korean name "Jom-ssinbengi" was proposed for the Chaunax abei, and "Jool-gupun-noontungi", B. curvatura, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.23-28
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• 1999

Two species of the unrecorded congrid eel, Ariosoma major (Asano, 1958) and Rhynchoconger ectenurus (Jordan and Richardson, 1909) were collected for the first time from the Southern and Western Sea of Korea. A. major closely resembled A. shiroanago, but differed from the latter in having lesser number of lateral line pores before vent and vertebrae. R. ectenurus was very similar to R. brachuata, but differed from the latter in having slender tail and a great number of vertebrae. A key to the genera and species of the family Congridae from Korea was given. New Korean name "Kunhuin-bungchangeo" was proposed for the A. major, and "Gomunkkori-bungchangeo", R. ectenurus, respectively.