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Feeding Ecology of Luciogobius guttatus (Pisces; Gobiidae) in the Youngjong Tide Pool, Incheon, Korea (영종도 조수웅덩이에 서식하는 미끈망둑, Luciogobius guttatus(Gobiidae)의 식성)

  • Kim, Byung Gi;Kim, Ji Hye;Chung, Su Whan;Han, Kyung Nam
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.202-211
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    • 2014
  • Feeding ecology of Luciogobius guttatus (Flat-head goby) populations were investigated on the Youngjong, Incheon, Korea. In total, 257 individuals ranging from 13.4 to 57.5 mm standard length SL were analyzed. L. guttatus was studied in the Tide-pool from January 2010 to December 2010 monthly. The stomach contents of L. guttatus consisted mainly of Copepods and Brachyurans. Amphipods, Anomurans, Cumaceans, Macrurans, Insects and small stones were also observed. As a result, the benthic crustaceans were important food for this species. Harpacticoid spp. (Copepods) and Hemigrapsus spp. (Brachyurans) were major prey organisms for all fish size and seasons.

First Record of the Gobiid fish, Clariger chionomaculatus (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from off Geojedo Island, Korea (우리나라 거제도 연안에서 채집된 망둑어과 첫기록종, Clariger chionomaculatus)

  • Cho, Hyun-Geun;Kim, Byung-Jik
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.110-114
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    • 2020
  • A single specimen (40.5 mm in SL) of Clariger chionomaculatus was collected at 4 m depth on mud bottom from off Geojedo Island, Korea. This species is characterized by having an elongated body without scales, several barbels below eyes, I, 12~15 second dorsal fin rays, I, 12~14 anal fin rays; 19~20 pectoral fin rays with one free soft ray on upper part, and a unique color pattern with numerous white blotches on dorsal part of body. Because it has been known from Japan only to date, we describe in detail C. chionomaculatus as the first record from Korea. A new Korean name, "Huin-jeom-wae-mang-dug", is proposed for the species.

Spatio-temporal distribution of the Ichthyoplankton in the Mankyong-Dongjin Estuary (만경 동진강 하구의 浮流性 卵 仔稚漁 分布 樣相)

  • 차성식;박광재
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.47-58
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    • 1991
  • To study the spatio-temperal distribution of the ichhyoplankton in the estuarine ecosystem, Ichthyoplankton were sampled with associated data on water temperature and salinity in Mankyong-Dongjin Estuary on October, 1989, and March, May and July, 1990. Water temperature varied seasonally, showing homogeneous spatial pattern. The spatial difference in splinty was determined by the amount of river runoff. Few Ichthyoplankton occurred in October and March. In May, Konosirus punctatus occupied most of the ichthyoplankton. In July, Sardinella zunasi, Engraulis japonica, Gobiidae, and Thrissa sp. were the dominant species. The eggs and larvae of Engraulis japonica were collected from the outer bay, while those of Konosirus punctatus predominated in the less saline inner bay. Konosirus punctatus. Sardinella zunasi, Gobiidae, and Thrissa sp. were the characteristic species of this estuary. They were considered to be spawned and grown during their early life stage in the less saline water.

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First Record of the Starry Goby, Asterropteryx semipunctata (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Jeju Island, Korea (한국산 망둑어과(농어목) 어류 1미기록종, Asterropteryx semipunctata)

  • Kim, Byung-Jik;Lee, Yong-Joo;Go, You-Bong
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.66-69
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    • 2007
  • Seventeen specimens (29.1~50.7 mm SL) of the starry goby, Asterropteryx semipunctata, were collected from the southern coast of Jeju Island, Korea, and described as the first record from Korea. The species is characterized by having separated pelvic fins, five to eight short spines on posterior margin of preopercle, and numerous blue spots on head, body and unpaired fins except for first dorsal when fresh. We proposed a new Korean name, 'Cheong-byeol-mang-duk', for the species.

First Record of Gymnogobius cylindricus (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Incheon River Estuary, Jeonbuk-do, Korea (전북 인천강 하구역에서 출현한 망둑어과(농어목) 한국미기록종, Gymnogobius cylindricus)

  • Kim, Byung-Jik;Song, Ho-Bok;An, Jung-Hyun;Choi, Seung-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.173-177
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    • 2013
  • Based on a single specimen (49.9 mm SL) collected from Incheon River estuary, south-western Korea, Gymnogobius cylindricus was described as the first record from Korea as well as the westernmost record of the world. The species is characterized by having a large maxilla extend far beyond posterior margin of eye, dorsal fin with VI-I, 12 rays, anal fin with I, 11 rays, and without dark blotches and dots on lower part of body and caudal fin, respectively. A new Korean name, "Ga-neunsal-mang-dug" is proposed for the species.

First Record of the Goby, Suruga fundicola (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Tongyeong, Korea (한국산 망둑어과 어류 1미기록종, Suruga fundicola)

  • Choi, Youn;Lee, Heung-Heon
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.255-258
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    • 2019
  • Fifteen gobids specimens first collected from the southern coastal waters of Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do, were identified as the Suruga fundicola from Korea. The species, representing a new Korean record, is characterized by having VII-I, 16~17 dorsal fin rays, I, 15~16 anal fin rays, 37~42 lateral line scales, notably large eye and narrow interorbital space, scaleless cheek and opercle, no babel, teeth rather strong, and 6~7 dusky spots on sides. A new Korean name, "Keun-nun-mangduk-sok" and "Keun-nun-mang-duk" is proposed for the genus and species, respectively.

The mechanisms leading to ontogenetic diet shift in a microcanivore, Pterogobius elapoides(Gobiidae)

  • Choi, Seung-Ho;Suk, Ho-Young
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.343-349
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    • 2012
  • A variety of fish species undergo an ontogenetic change in prey selectivity, and several potentially interacting factors, including nutrient requirement, microhabitat change, and foraging ability, may account for the occurrence of the shift. Here we examine the foraging ecology and ontogenetic diet shift of a micro-carnivorous goby, Pterogobius elapoides (serpentine goby), dominant component of fish assemblage in shallow rocky areas off the coast in Korea and Japan. Although most other gobies are primarily benthic carnivores, P. elapoides is a semipelagic fish; however, little is known about how those species change their foraging tactics with growth. In our diet analyses, the most common diet was pelagic copepods and benthic amphipods, and diet shift was observed from pelagic to benthic with growth. The ontogenetic diet shift seems to be the result of the preference for energetically more profitable prey in larger-size classes as well as the results of different prey availability due to among-habitat variation in diet. However, differential food preference does not appear to affect individual scope for searching food. Several factors such as predation pressures and interspecific resource partitioning might contribute to the changes in diet observed among size classes, which were included in our ongoing tests.

First Record of Gobiid Fish, Luciogobius parvulus (Perciformes: Gobiidae) from Wando Island, Korea (우리나라 완도 연안에서 채집된 망둑어과 (농어목) 한국 첫기록종, Luciogobius parvulus)

  • Kim, Min-Soo;Ra, Hye-Kang;Choi, Seong-Ho;Choi, Youn
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.191-195
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    • 2021
  • Ten specimens of Luciogobius parvulus (42.8~49.0 mm SL) were collected from the coast of Wando-gun, Chollanam-do, Korea. This species is characterized by having 10~11 second dorsal fin rays, 11~13 anal fin rays, 11~12 pectoral fin rays, pelvic fin rays and free rays on pectoral fin absent. All specimens were collected from intertidal zone, rocky shore with gravel. It burrowed among moistened sediment composed of pebble. We propose the new Korean name, "Min-mi-kken-mang-dug", for the species.

Complete mitochondrial genome of freshwater goby Rhinogobius cliffordpopei (Perciformes, Gobiidae): genome characterization and phylogenetic analysis

  • Zhong, Liqiang;Wang, Minghua;Li, Daming;Tang, Shengkai;Zhang, Tongqing;Bian, Wenji;Chen, Xiaohui
    • Genes and Genomics
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    • v.40 no.11
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    • pp.1137-1148
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    • 2018
  • Freshwater gobies Rhinogobius cliffordpopei and R. giurinus are invasive species with particular concern because they have become dominant and were fierce competitors in the invaded areas in Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau (southwest of China). Information about genetic characteristics of R. giurinus have been published, but there were still no relevant reports about R. cliffordpopei. In present study, the complete mitochondrial genome of R. cliffordpopei was determined, which was 16,511 bp in length with A+T content of 51.1%, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs, and a control region. The gene composition and the structural arrangement of the R. cliffordpopei complete mtDNA were identical to most of other teleosts. Phylogenetic analyses placed R. cliffordpopei in a well-supported monophyletic cluster with other Rhinogobius fish. But the phylogenetic relationship between genus Rhinogobius and Tridentiger remained to be resolved.