• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.224-227
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• 2008

A specimen of Aspasma minima (25.4 mm SL) belonging to the family Gobiesocidae was collected from coastal waters near Hamdeok in Jeju Island, Korea. This species is characterized by having 6~9 dorsal fin rays, 5~9 anal fin rays, 20~24 pectoral fin rays, many red spots on head and body when fresh, and posterior end of upper jaw not reaching anterior margin of eye. Our specimen is well matched in its morphological characteristics with previous descriptions of A. minima. Thus, we newly add this species to the Korean fish fauna and propose its new Korean name, "Kkoma-hak-chi".

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.255-257
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• 2005

A single specimen (59.3 mm in SL) of the family Gobiesocidae was collected from the northern coast of Jeju Island, Korea. It was identified as Lepadichthys frenatus by its having dorsal and anal fins with 17 and 13 rays, respectively, both fins connected to the caudal fin, and a reddish-brown body color. We describe the specimen as the first record from Korea, and propose a new Korean name "keun-ip-hak-chi" for the species.