First reliable record of Liparis punctulatus (Scorpaeniformes: Liparidae) in Korea
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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.e-fas.org/archive/view_article?pid=fas-24-5-191 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2234-1757 |