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First Record of the Black Snoek Thyrsitoides marleyi (Pisces: Gempylidae) from Korea

  • Kim, Maeng Jin (Fisheries Resources Management Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Choi, Jung Hwa (Fisheries Resources Management Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Kim, Jung Nyun (Fisheries Resources Management Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Oh, Taeg Yun (Fisheries Resources Management Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute) ;
  • Lee, Dong Woo (Fisheries Resources Management Division, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute)
  • Received : 2012.05.09
  • Accepted : 2012.08.21
  • Published : 2012.09.30
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Abstract

A single specimen of Thyrsitoides marleyi (818 mm in standard length), belonging to the family Gempylidae, was collected for the first time in Korea from the coastal waters off Busan, Korea using longline with hooks on 27 January 2012. This species is characterized by the following morphological traits: palate with three fangs, dark dorsal spine membrane, ending part of soft dorsal and anal fin rays finlet-like, and tip of the jaw with a cartilaginous process. We suggest a new Korean name "Gal-chi-ggo-chi" for T. marleyi.

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