• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.235-238
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• 2014

One specimen (619.0 mm in standard length) of Tentoriceps cristatus, belonging to the family Trichiuridae, was newly collected in the coastal waters of Jeju Island by the bottom trawl. This species was characterized by the following morphological traits: round dorsal profile of head (vs. straight for the similar species, Eupleurogrammus muticus); pelvic fin locating below the 12th dorsal fin ray (vs. 15th~17th); V, 131 dorsal fin rays; 11 pectoral fin rays; 1 pelvic fin ray changed to be a scale-like process; II anal fin rays (second one is changed to be a scale-like process). We suggest the Korean names, "Tu-gu-gal-chi-sok" and "Tu-gu-gal-chi" for the genus and species, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.302-305
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• 2012

Two specimens (332.0~377.6 mm in standard length) of Benthodesmus tenuis (G$\ddot{u}$nther), belonging to the family Trichiuridae, firstly collected in off Heuksan-do and Yeosu, Jeollanam-do by the bottom trawl. This species was characterized by the following morphological traits: 125~126 dorsal fin rays (vs. 144~155 for B. pacificus), I, 73 anal fin rays (vs. 91~101), interorbital region flat (vs. interorbital region with prominent crest for A. anzac), opercular black and caudal fin forked. We propose a new Korean name, "Se-jang-gal-chi-sok" and "Se-jang-gal-chi" for the genus and species, respectively.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.137-143
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• 2014

The hairtail (currently recognized as Trichiurus lepturus in Korea) is one of the most important commercial fish species in Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan. Because the amount of catches has been steadily declining, we must determine the early life stages of the hairtail from the viewpoint of resource management. Furthermore, the taxonomic status of the hairtail is unclear among ichthyologists, potentially creating management difficulties. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare morphological and molecular information on eggs, larvae, and adults of hairtail from Korea with that of T. lepturus from the Atlantic Ocean, and to review the taxonomic status of the hairtail. A total of 510 base pairs of the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase subunit I sequences of 12 eggs, 2 larvae, and 11 adults of the hairtail from the Korean waters clearly matched those of Trichiurus japonicus adults (d = 0.000-0.014) from the East China Sea rather than those of T. lepturus (d = 0.100-0.110) from the Atlantic Ocean. Our results also showed that larvae of the Korean hairtail are different than those in the Atlantic Ocean in having no melanophores along the ventral edge of the lower jaw. Therefore, our findings suggest that the hairtail in the Korean waters may not be T. lepturus, but T. japonicus.

• Journal of Marine Life Science
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.55-59
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• 2022

This study was conducted to provide basic information on the sexual mature and reproductive biology of Trichiurus lepturus. During the oogenesis, size of oocyte and nucleus showed the increase tendency but size ratio of nucleolus to nucleus was decreased. In the result of H-E stain, the stainability of the cytoplasm was changed from basophilic to eosinophilic. The egg diameter of initial vitellogenic oocyte was about 63.2 (±12.7) ㎛. In the cytoplasmic cortex, eosinophilic yolk nucleus was observed. The size of mature oocyte was 216.6 (±24.7) ㎛ and GVBD (germinal vesicle breakdown) was observed. The size of ripe oocyte was 317.9 (±80.9) ㎛ and the thickness of zona radiata was 4.2 (±1.7) ㎛. The oocyte developmental type is considered to belong to the group synchronous type. The accumulation of yolk in the oocyte, like most teleost, is thought to be of two types: exogenous and endogenous accumulation.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.172-192
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• 1994

The fish fauna from the Yellow Sea was reviewed based on the published materials from Korea and China. As a results, author confirmed 389 species belonging to 257 genera, 123 families and 27 orders. Among them, the ascertained species in the western coast of Korean were 233 species belonging to 161 genera, 80 families and 20 orders, and those distributed in the Chinese water were 300 species belonging to 213 genera, 115 families and 27 orders. The largest fish group in this area was order Perciformes having 164 species belonging to 114 genera and 51 families, followed by order Scorpaeniformes comprising 45 species belong to 27 genera and 11 families, and order Pleuronectiformes having 34 species belong to 24 genera and 5 families. The important species in Korea economically were families Rajidae, Anguillidae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Scorpaenidae, Serranidae, Platycephalidae, Sciaenidae, Mugilidae, Trichiruridae, Stromateidae, Cynoglossidae, Pleuronectidae, Tetraodontidae. There were 9 endemic species in the westernsea of Korea : Neosalanx jordani, Pseudosciaena poliactis, Repomucenus koreanus, Repomucenus leucopoecilus, Achanthogobius elongata, Scartelaos sp., Cynoglossus joyneri, Takifugu flavidus and Takifugu obscurus.