First reliable Korean record of a nemipterid fish, Pentapodus nagasakiensis (Perciformes: Nemipteridae)

Jung-Hyun An; Byung-Jik Kim; Sang-Kil Kim

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity (Sep 2022)

First reliable Korean record of a nemipterid fish, Pentapodus nagasakiensis (Perciformes: Nemipteridae)

Jung-Hyun An,
Byung-Jik Kim,
Sang-Kil Kim

Affiliations

Jung-Hyun An: Biological Resources Utilization Department, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon 22689, South Korea
Byung-Jik Kim: Biological Resources Research Department, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon 22689, South Korea; Corresponding author. Tel.: +82 32 590 7475; Fax: +82 32 590 7250.
Sang-Kil Kim: PADI 5 Star IDC Center, Good Diver Jeju 63558, South Korea

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 3
pp. 450 – 453

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The morphological characteristics of the Japanese whiptail, Pentapodus nagasakiensis are described firstly in detail based on a single young specimen (58.0 mm in SL) collected from off Seogwipo, Jejudo Island, Korea. The species is characterized by having a forked caudal fin without filamentous rays, a naked lower limb of preopercle, and a pearly-white stripe on the mid-lateral body when fresh. This study represents the first reliable record of P. nagasakiensis in the Korean waters.

Published in Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity

ISSN: 2287-884X (Print); 2287-9544 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-asia-pacific-biodiversity/

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