• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.71-76
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• 2014

This study aims to analyze the market interactions among the main farmed fish species in Korea, using both multivariate and bivariate cointegration analysis. For the analysis of market interactions among farmed fish species, major four farmed fish species, olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), black rockfish (Sebastes schlegeli), red seabream (Pagrus major), and grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) were selected as the analytical target species. And their real price data by month from January 2000 to December 2011 were used in the analysis. The results of the multivariate cointegration test for four farmed fish showed that there would be no long-term equilibrium relationships among farmed fish species, and consequently they do not share the same market. The results of bivariate cointegration test indicated that there was little evidence to suggest that all farmed fish species were cointegrated each other. However, it was only analyzed that olive flounder and grey mullet might have a long run equilibrium relationship.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2006

Numerous large whitish cysts were found on the scale of wild mullet, Mugil cephalus captured in Jin-Hae bay of southern coastal sea of Korea. The cyst consisted of many trophozoites, mature spores and interstitial tissues of host origin. Spores were 8.25 ㎛ (7.26-9.35) in length, 6.3 ㎛ (5.63-6.78) in width, 4.34 ㎛ (3.96-5.04) in thickness. Polar capsules were 4.45㎛ (3.8-5.4) in length and 2.35 ㎛ (1.62-2.86) in width, and the length of polar filament was about 39.57 ㎛ (26.3-56.33). Based on the spore morphology and the host & tissue specificity, the present specimens were identified as Myxobolus episquamalis Egusa, Maeno & Sorimachi, 1990. Deformation of bony plate of the scales and infiltration of inflammatory cells were observed in the histological sections.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.194-201
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• 2014

태안 연안에서 이각망에 어획된 숭어 이석을 관찰하여 연령을 사정하고, 이석 윤문의 폭으로부터 체장을 역추정하여 성장을 추정하였다. 태안 연안 숭어는 외해에서 산란하여 유어기를 보낸 후 성어가 연안으로 들어온 것으로 보이며, 관찰한 숭어의 전장은 239~605 mm 범위였으며, 400~550 mm 크기의 개체가 주를 이루었다. 나이는 1~7세 범위였고 3~5세어가 가장 많았다. 전장(L, mm)은 이석의 장반경(R, ${\mu}m$)에 유의하게 일차 비례하였다(L=15.3+87.9 R). Frazer-Lee의 방법으로 추정한 각 연륜이 형성되었을 때의 전장은 1세어의 평균(${\pm}SD$)은 $316{\pm}40.6mm$로 초기 성장이 빨랐으며, 각 나이에서 그 범위가 넓어 개체에 따른 성장률 차이가 큰 것으로 보인다. 역추산한 전장은 Von Bertalanffy의 성장식 $L_t=542[1-{\exp}\{-0.493(t+0.769)\}]$로 유의하게 회귀되었다.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.133-141
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• 2015

본 연구는 한강 하구역 가숭어 자원생태의 기초정보를 제공하기 위해 2013년 6월부터 2014년 5월까지 총 12개월 동안 한강 하구역에서 어획된 가숭어를 구입하여 연령사정을 실시하였다. 분석 결과, 가숭어의 주 산란시기는 5월로 추정하였고, 윤문은 1월 (연 1회)에 형성하였다. 체장과 체중의 관계식은 $TW=0.0124SL^{3.0133}$($r^2=0.9931$)였다. 가숭어의 매개변수는 이론적 최대 체장 ($L_{\infty}$)은 61.3 cm, 성장계수 (K)는 가숭어 전체 $0.29yr^{-1}$, 체장이 0일 때 이론적 연령 ($t_0$)은 - 0.05 yr로 추정하였다. 해역별 가숭어의 성장을 비교해 본 결과, 가숭어는 하구역에서 주로 성육을 하며, 연령과 성장매개변수를 제공함으로써 추후 가숭어 자원생태 연구에 도움이 될 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.185-195
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• 2020

Background: The flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus has the widest distribution among mugilid species. Recent studies based on mitochondrial DNA sequences showed that the species comprises at least 14 different groups, three of which occur in the northwest Pacific. We analyzed the otolith microchemistry of M. cephalus at several locations in Korea to improve understanding of migration pattern and population origin. Results: We collected 123 sagittal otoliths from seven locations and determined their concentrations of eight elements (⁷Li, ²⁴Mg, ⁵⁵Mn, ⁵⁷Fe, ⁶⁰Ni, ⁶³Cu, ⁸⁸Sr, and ¹³⁸Ba) using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Mean otolith elemental ratios differed significantly among the locations. The Sr:Ca, Fe:Ca, and Ba:Ca ratios were significantly higher than others, and useful chemical signatures for investigating the habitat use of M. cephalus populations. We identified five diverse and complicated migration patterns using the otolith data that we collected: estuarine resident (type I), freshwater migrant (type II), estuarine migrant (type III), seawater resident (type IV), and seawater migrant (type V). A canonical discriminant analysis plot revealed separation of two groups (type II in the Yellow Sea vs. other types in remaining locations). Two locations on Jeju Island, despite their close proximity, had fish with quite different migration patterns, corroborating previous molecular studies that distinguished two groups of fishes. Conclusion: We successfully showed that the migration patterns of the Korean mullet varied by location. Only fish from the western sector of Jeju had a unique migration pattern, which is likely confined population in this area. Among the eight otolith elements measured, the Sr:Ca ratio was found to be the best indicator of migration pattern and population origin.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.266-271
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• 1991

염건 숭어알은 전통적인 방법으로 제조하였다. 제조 조건들은 10%염농도의 간장에 염지하고 두께 1.2cm 정도로 압착하여 70% 습도에서 3m/sec의 풍속 및 $20^{\circ}C$에서 음건하였다. 가공돠 저장기간의 유리 및 결합지질을 분리하여 다시 중성, 당 및 인지질로 분획하였다. 주요구성 지방산은 $C_{16:0},\;C_{18:0},C_{18:1}과\;C_{18:2}$이며 합계량이 7.71mg/100mg 으로 당지질의 77% 정도 점유하였다. 불포화도는 결합당지질은 2.09로 유리당지질의 0.92와 차이가 많았다. 다가불포화 지방산비는 0.10-0.78로 낮았으며 필수지방산함량은 결합당지질의 신선어란 4.23mg/100mg에서 저장 9주째는 거의 소멸되었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.153-159
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• 2017

We examined changes in the physiological responses of gray mullet Mugil cephalus exposed to acidic seawater (pH 6.0, 6.5, 7.0) and normal seawater (pH 8.0, control) for 15 days. As pH decreased, survival rate and body weight also decreased. Levels of aminotransferase, total protein and triglycerides also differed significantly with changes in pH, presumably due to stress caused by exposure to acidic water. The level of osmotic pressure was significantly higher in the pH 6.0 group than in other groups. Superoxide dismutase was significantly higher in the pH 6.5 and 7.0 groups than in the pH 8.0 group, and glutathione level was lowest in the pH 6.0 group. We conclude that decreasing the pH level of seawater induces a stress response in fish, damaging their ability to control their hematological and osmotic pressure. Antioxidant enzymes are generally sensitive to osmotic stress; in this study, antioxidant activity significantly changed with pH level. These results indicate that physiological stress induced by exposure to acidification reduces survival rates and inhibits growth in M. cephalus.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.537-541
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• 2016

Stellantchasmus falcatus (Digenea: Heterophyidae) is first reported from Cambodia through recovery of the metacercariae from mullet fish and adult flukes from an experimentally infected hamster. We purchased 7 mullets, Chelon macrolepis, in a local market of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and each of them was examined by the artificial digestion method on May 2010. The metacercariae of S. falcatus were detected in all mullets (100%) examined, and their average density was 177 per fish. They were elliptical, $220{\times}168{\mu}m$ in average size. They were orally infected to an hamster to obtain adult flukes. Adults recovered at day 10 post infection were observed with a light microscope and a scanning electron microscope (SEM). They were small, $450{\times}237{\mu}m$ in average size, had a small oral sucker ($41{\times}50{\mu}m$), subglobular pharynx ($29{\times}21{\mu}m$), slender esophagus ($57{\mu}m$), long and thick-walled expulsor ($119{\times}32{\mu}m$), spherical ovary ($58{\times}69{\mu}m$), and 2 ovoid testes (right: $117{\times}74{\mu}m$; left: $114{\times}63{\mu}m$). Eggs were small, yellow, and $23{\times}12{\mu}m$ in average size. In SEM observations, tegumental spines were densely distributed on the whole tegument, and single small type I sensory papillae were distributed around the lip of oral sucker. The small ventral sucker was dextrally located and had 8 type I sensory papillae on the left margin. It has been first confirmed in the present study that the mullet, C. macrolepis, is playing the role of a second intermediate host of S. falcatus in Cambodia.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.839-848
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• 2015

This study examined the optimal salting drying method and processing conditions (salt concentration, curing time, dry temperature, and drying time) for preparing salted semi-dried common gray mullet (SSD-CGM) Mugil cephalus based on the moisture content, salinity, and overall acceptance using response surface methodology (RSM). The moisture content, salinity, and overall acceptance of SSD-CGM prepared with different salting methods revealed that dry salting was the optimal salting method for preparing high-quality SSD-CGM. The optimal drying method for preparing high-quality SSD-CGM based on the drying velocity and sensory color was hot air-blast drying. The results of the RSM program indicated that the optimal independent variables ($X_1$, salt concentration; $X_2$, curing time; $X_3$, dry temperature; $X_4$, drying time) based on the dependent variables ($Y_1$, moisture content; $Y_2$, salinity; $Y_3$, overall acceptance) for high-quality SSD-CGM were 5.6% for $X_1$, 2.7 h for $X_2$, $47.0^{\circ}C$ for $X_3$, and 8.5 h for $X_4$ for uncoded values. The predicted values of $Y_1$, $Y_2$, and $Y_3$ for SSD-CGM prepared under optimal conditions were 54.4%, 4.2%, and 6.3, respectively, while the experimental values were $55.2{\pm}1.0%$, $4.1{\pm}0.3%$ and $6.7{\pm}0.8$. The actual and predicted values did not differ.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.369-373
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• 2013

The present study was performed to trace the decisive evidence for mixed infection of 2 Myxobolus species, M. episquamalis and Myxobolus sp., in the gray mullet, Mugil cephalus, from Korean waters. Mullets with whitish cyst-like plasmodia on their scales were collected near a sewage plant in Yeosu, southern part of Korea, in 2009. The cysts were mainly located on scales and also found in the intestine. The spores from scales were oval in a frontal view, tapering anteriorly to a blunt apex, and measured $7.2{\mu}m$ (5.8-8.0) in length and $5.3{\mu}m$ (4.7-6.1) in width. Two polar capsules were pyriform and extended over the anterior half of the spore, measuring $3.5{\mu}m$ (2.3-4.8) in length and $2.0{\mu}m$ (1.5-2.2) in width. In contrast, the spores from the intestine were ellipsoidal, $10.4{\mu}m$ (9.0-11.9) in length and $8.4{\mu}m$ (7.3-10.1) in width. The polar capsules were pyriform but did not extend over the anterior half of the spore, $3.7{\mu}m$ (2.5-4.5) in length and $2.2{\mu}m$ (1.8-2.9) in width. The nucleotide sequences of the 18S rDNA gene of the 2 myxosporean spores from scales and intestine showed 88.1% identity to each other and 100% identity with M. episquamalis and 94.5% identity with M. spinacurvatura from mullet, respectively. By the above findings, it is first confirmed that mullets from the Korean water are infected with 2 myxosporean species, M. episquamalis and Myxobolus sp.