• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.299-306
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• 2009

Fish fauna in the eastern Yellow Sea was determined using samples collected by an otter trawl from September 1999 to November 2001. The fish consisted of 97 species belonging to 80 genera and 50 families. The major taxa were the Perciformes (40 spp.), Pleuronectiformes (17 spp.), Scorpaeniformes (11 spp.) and Clupeiformes (10 spp.). Larimichthys polyactis, Engraulis japonicus, Liparis tanakai, Pampus echinogaster, Lophius lituron and Collichthys niveatus were predominated in abundance in the study area. The composition of the fish fauna has changed during the last three decades.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.250-253
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• 2000

Pleurogrammus monopterygius was first collected from Daejin-ri, Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do, Korea on April 1999. This species is distinguished from its related species by having four to five broad blackish bands on the side of its body and different patterns of lateral lines. We gave P. monopterygius the new Korean name, "Dan-Gi-Im-Yon-Soo-Eo" and described the species in detail based on the study of specimens.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.305-309
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• 2011

Three specimens of a small sculpin, Icelinus japonicus, were collected from the midwestern coastal waters of the Korean Peninsula firstly. The species is characterized by having two ctenoid scale rows extending posterior end of the second dorsal fin along the dorso-lateral surface of the body, pelvic fin with a spine and two soft rays, and teeth on vomer and palatines. A new Korean name, "Du-jul-bil-neul-hoes-dae", is proposed for the species.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.308-311
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• 2012

A single specimen (134.3 mm standard length) of a snailfish, Careproctus notosaikaiensis was collected from a fish trap in Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do, East Sea, Korea. It is characterized by having the teeth strongly trilobed; dorsal fin rays 52; anal fin rays 47; pectoral fin rays 35; caudal fin rays 10; vertebrae 58; ribs 2 pairs; cephalic pores, 2-6-7-2; gill slit extending to the fifth pectoral fin ray; chin pores paired and equal in size; dorsal and anal fins with distinct reddish margins. We describe this species as the first record to Korea, and proposed the new Korean name, "Dong-hae-bun-hong-ggom-chi" for this species.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.257-259
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• 2010

This is the first report of Snyderina yamanokami, from the subfamily Tetraroginae of the family Scorpaenidae, collected in Korea. The specimen (175.3 mm long) was caught in the coastal waters of Jeju Island on a commercial longline hook on 9 September 2009. This species is characterized by the following morphological traits: 9-11 dorsal fin rays, 5-6 anal fin rays, 13-15 pectoral fin rays, 5 ventral fin rays, pectoral fin tip reaching or extending past the origin of the anal fin, palatines toothless, and four dark spots on the middle of the body. We suggest a new Korean name, "Keun-mi-yeok-chi," for S. yamanokami.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.191-196
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• 2021

A single specimen of Liparis punctulatus (30.9 mm standard length) belonging to the family Liparidae, was collected in the waters off Busan on 4 August, 2016. This species is characterized by a single pair of nostrils, unlike other Liparis species. It is distinguished from L. ochotensis by the numbers of dorsal, anal, pectoral fin rays and the location of the gill opening (above the pectoral fin in L. punctulatus vs. extending ventrally in front of the pectoral fin). In the molecular analysis, 514 bp of 16S rRNA gene of the specimen in this study were identical to that of L. punctulatus from NCBI GenBank (K2P distance < 0.002). This is the first record of the species in Korea based on a voucher specimen, and we follow the Korean name "Kko-ma-kkom-chi" for this species proposed by Myoung et al. and Kim et al.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.107-113
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• 2018

To observe species composition and seasonal variation of fish in the coastal area, monthly underwater visual census were conducted from October 2016 to September 2017 in Tongyeong, Korea. A total of 5,358 individuals belong to 45 species were observed during the study. Perciforme fish were the most dominant (29 species), followed by Scorpaeniformes (8 species), Tetraodontiformes (3 species). The most dominant species is Sebastes inermis (19.2%), and followed by Rudarius ercodes (18.5%). Thirty three species with the highest abundance were observed in October 2016 and only 4 species were observed in February 2017. Among three subtropical fishes, such as Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis, Labroides dimidiatus, and Ostracion cubicus, the latter 2 species were firstly observed in the southern coast of Korea. Compared with the previous studies using conventional tools such as beam trawl and seine net for fish collection, underwater visual census is much more efficient way to investigate fish diversity and assemblages in coastal waters.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.39-44
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• 2015

Based on the 14 specimens collected from the Korean waters, we described the external morphology of Ocynectes maschalis in detail to provide morphological characteristics for species identification. The species from Korea is characterized by having a low first dorsal fin with a dark spot posteriorly, no dark blotches ventrally, three saddle-like blotches on dorsal midline posterior to the second dorsal fin, and two occipital cirri on head.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.153-158
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• 2015

Five specimens of Lethotremus awae (Cyclopteridae) were collected from the northern coastal waters of Jeju Island, Korea, during a survey on larval and juvenile fishes flocking to aquatic lamp in 2004 ~ 2007. They were characterized by having a spherical body with three barbel-like tubes on head and the first dorsal fin overgrown by skin with undiscernible rays as well as VIII-9 dorsal fin rays, 8 ~ 9 anal fin rays and 22 ~ 23 pectoral fin rays. A new Korean name, "Eom-ji-do-chi", was proposed for the species.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.53 no.2
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• pp.142-151
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• 2017

The fluctuation in the abundance and species composition of fish was investigated using gape net in Dolsan District of Yeosu Korea from July 2015 to April 2016. A total of 1,331 fishes were sampled and classified into 30 orders, 42 families, and 53 species. The dominant orders are Perciformes including 21 famailies and 24 species, followed by Scorpaeniformes including 7 families and 13 species, and Clueiformes including 6 families and 6 species. Among the 53 fish species collected, Engraulis japonicus was the most frequent species occupying 43.5%, followed by Argyrosomus argentatus (23.8%), and Leiognathus nuchalis (22.4%). The monthly diversity, evenness, and richness index were 1.83-2.90, 0.76-0.95 and 3.06-6.40.