• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.326-332
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• 2004

A study of freshwater ichthyofauna was conducted in order to clarify its significance at 14 upstream sites in Muju, Jangsu, Geochang and Hamyang districts in Deogyusan National Park, enclosing Baekdudaegan. The freshwater fish fauna of the Park was measured at the 14 sampling locations from May 2003 to September 2003. The fifteen species gauged included four Korean endemic species and or subspecies (Squalidus japonicus coreanus, Iksookimia longicorpa, Coreoperca herzi, Odontobutis platycephala). Fourteen species were found in the Keum River and seven species in the Nakdong River. However, common species were Punchocypris, Rhynchocypris oxycephalus, Zacco temmincki, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, Coreoperca herzi, and Odontobutis pzatycephala. The dominant species of these regions were Zacco temmincki and Rhynchocypris oxycephalus. Past studies conducted in Baekdudaegan mostly concernedflora and vegetation. In the future, new study concepts for stream corridors involving both animal and plant should be introduced.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 1995

Labrid fishes, Cheilio inermis and Labroides dimidiatus were collected around Cheju Island, between April-August, 1993, and described herewith as new to the Korean fish fauna. Labroides dimidiatus was originally described as Cossyphus dimidiatus by Cuvier and Valenciennes(1839), then reclassified as genus Labroides by Randall(1958). Underwater observations of Labroides dimidiatus have revealed the unusual food habit of removing ectoparasites from other fishes. Cheilio inermis was originally described by Forssk${\aa}$l(1775). It is distinguished from the other labrid fishes by the continuous lateral lines and elongated body form.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.272-276
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• 2017

This is the first report of Cantherhines pardalis (Tetraodontiformes: Monacanthidae) from Korea. A single specimen (105.4 mm in SL) was collected from the coastal waters of Busan by gill net on 20 June, 2012. This species is characterized by having the following morphological traits: II, 34 dorsal fin rays; 31 anal fin rays; 13 pectoral fin rays; caudal peduncle without large spines; spine row on the lateral side of first dorsal spine distinct; posterior end of pelvic with encasing scales distinctly more protruding than ventral flap. This species is similar to C. dumerilii except for the number of spines on caudal peduncle (none in C. pardalis vs. two pairs in C. dumerilii). Based on morphological and molecular approaches, the specimen was identified as C. pardalis. We add C. pardalis to Korean fish fauna and propose the new Korean names "Yuk-gak-mu-nui-jwi-chi" for the species.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.52-56
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• 2016

A single specimen (700 mm in disc length) of Plesiobatis daviesi, belonging to the family Plesiobatididae, was firstly collected in the north-eastern coastal waters of Jejudo Island, Korea by using a bottom trawl on 24 October 2010. This species was characterized by having five pairs of gill openings, tail with one to three large spines, long snout length, long caudal fin, and pleated margin of nasal curtain. It is morphologically similar to Urolophus aurantiacus, but the former is distinguished from the latter by having longer caudal fin and snout length. We add P. daviesi to the Korean fish fauna and suggest the new Korean names, "Gin-kko-ri-huin-ga-o-ri-gwa", "Gin-kko-ri-huin-ga-o-ri-sok" and "Gin-kko-ri-huin-ga-o-ri" for the family, genus and species, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.238-242
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• 2015

Three specimens (56.7~92.4 mm in standard length) of the small psychrolutid Psychrolutes pustulosus (Schmidt, 1937) were collected by bottom trawl in the coastal waters off Pohang, the southern East Sea, Korea. This species is characterized by large cephalic pores, no markings on the body or fins, no spines on the head, and no notch between the spiny and soft-rayed dorsal fin. We describe specimens the southernmost distribution in the world, and compare them with two congeneric species from Russia. We thus present the first record of Psychrolutes pustulosus (Schmidt, 1937) within the Korean fish fauna and propose the new Korean name "Min-mu-nui-mul-su-bae-gi" for this species.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.193-199
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• 1994

During the course of taxonomic study on the genus Chromis from the southern coastal waters off Cheju Island during April-August 1993, eight specimens have been classified as Chromis analis(Cuvier) for the first time in Korea, and thus described here as new to the Korean fish fauna. Damselfish, Chromis analis was originally described by Cuvier and Valenciennes(1830) from Ambonia, Indonesia. Chromis notatus is the only species to date in the genus Chromis distributed around Korean waters, according to Chyung(1977). Chromis analis is distinguished from Chromis notatus by three spiniform procurrent caudal rays, a deeper body and a golden or brown yellowish body and fin color. Norang-ja-ri-dom is proposed as the Korean name for Chromis analis.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.345-348
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• 2014

Six specimens (151.4~171.2 mm in standard length) of the poacher Aspidophoroides monopterygius were collected by Danish seine net in the coastal waters off Samcheok and Gangneung, the East Sea, Korea. This species is characterized by a slender body, one dorsal fin, terminal mouth, no barbel on the head, and a pair of nasal spines on the snout. It differs from Anoplagonus occidentalis Lindberg in having a nasal spine. We describe it as the first record within the Korean fish fauna, and propose the new Korean name "Ak-eo-jul-go-gi" for this species.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.114-118
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• 2018

A single specimen (1,058 mm TL) of Pteroplatytrygon violacea, belonging to the family Dasyatidae, was firstly collected by using drift gill net in the north-western coastal waters of Jejudo Island, Korea on 6 July, 2017. This species was characterized by having a broadly rounded snout, five pairs of gill openings, tail with a large spine, ventral tail fold not reaching to the tip of tail, no dorsal fold, and ventral surface of disc dark purple. Based on such morphological characters, the specimen was identified as P. violacea and confirmed with the nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene. We added P. violacea to the Korean fish fauna and propose the new Korean names, "Bo-ra-saek-ga-o-ri-sok" and "Bo-ra-saek-ga-o-ri" for the genus and species, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.46-49
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• 2013

A single specimen (373.2 mm SL) of the snailfish Careproctus colletti was collected by gill-net at Donghae-si, East Sea, Korea. This species is characterized by having the slender and stick-like teeth, lower end of gill opening not reaching to upper origin of pectoral fin, rays of lower part of pectoral fin long, reaching behind anus and margins of dorsal and anal fin dark. We described it as the first record to Korean fish fauna, and proposed the new Korean name "Meok-bun-hong-kkom-chi" for this species.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.283-286
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• 2016

A single specimen (276.9 mm standard length) of the scorpaenid Sebastes glaucus was collected by a gill net from Dokdo, East Sea, Korea. The specimen is characterized by yellowish brown body color, deep body, convex frontal region and nape, board occipital region, 14 spines at dorsal fin, and no scales at maxilla. This is the first record of S. glaucus in Korea; we therefore add the species to the Korean fish fauna. According to the NFRDI (1999), we propose the Korean name, "Cheong-hoebol-rak" for this species.