• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.175-180
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• 2018

A single bothid specimen (113.9 mm in standard length) was collected by bottom trawl from southern Jejudo Island, Korea. It was easily identified as Kamoharaia megastoma (Kamohara, 1936), based on extremely large mouth. The species is characterized by maxillary extending beyond eyes, three pairs of long curved canines on lower jaw, tip of vomer projecting into mouth cavity, blackish pectoral fin, and blind side without lateral line. We described it as the first record to Korean fish fauna, and proposed the new Korean name, "Keun-ip-dung-geul-neop-chi" for this species.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.46 no.5
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• pp.589-593
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• 2013

Scolecenchelys borealis was first added to the Korean fish fauna based on one leptocephalus specimen (total length (TL) 59.2 mm) collected from Dokdo, in the East Sea. Recently, however, Scolecenchelys borealis has been treated as a junior synonym of Scolecenchelys aoki, necessitating review of the scientific name S. borealis. This study describes the morphological characteristics of S. aoki based on an adult specimen (TL 230.0 mm) collected from the sea south of Korea and compares its mitochondrial DNA 12S rRNA sequence with that of the S. borealis leptocephalus. The adult S. aoki is characterized by several morphological features: vertebral formula 59-55-135; preanal lateral pores 55; infraorbital pores two; teeth on upper jaw visible externally when the mouth is closed; the dorsal fin originates just behind the anus; both jaws and vomerine teeth are conical, arranged in two rows. An analysis of an 886-base paire sequence of the 12S rRNA showed that adult S. aoki was concordant with the S. borealis leptocephalus (sensu Ji et al., 2012), indicating that both are the same species.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.340-344
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• 2014

A single specimen of Pseudocaranx dentex (115.8 mm in standard length), belonging to the family Carangidae, was firstly collected by a set net in the coastal waters of Jeju Island on July 14, 2014. This species was characterized by a yellow stripe presented along both sides, a single series of canine teeth arranged on jaws, a black spot on upper margin of opercle, and snout length longer than eye diameter. We newly add this species to the Korean fish fauna and propose its Korean name "Heuk-jeom-jul-jeon-gaeng-i-sok" and "Heuk-jeom-jul-jeon-gaeng-i" for the genus and species, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.54 no.2
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• pp.96-101
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• 2021

In this study, we wanted to obtain the information of the ecological impact of alien species on native fish communities. The Ichthyofauna and fish community in Joongchosan Reservoir and Bukchosan Reservoir in Gunsan-si Korea were investigated over the period from March to October 2020. During the survey period, a total of 1,895 individuals representing eight species, five families, and four orders were caught in the Joongchosan Reservoir. In the Bukchosan Reservoir, a total of 171 individuals were caught, representing seven species, five families, and three orders. The dominant species and subdominant species of Joongchosan Reservoir were Pseudorasvora parva (661 individuals, RA: 34.7%), and Rhodeus ocellatus (660 individuals, RA: 34.7%). Conversely, Micropterus salmoides (77 individuals, RA: 45.0%), and Carassius auratus (60 individuals, RA: 35.1%), were the two most common species in the Bukchosan Reservoir. The community indices showed a dominance of 0.697, diversity of 1.483, evenness of 0.713, and species richness of 0.928 in the Joongchosan Reservoir. In comparison, the community indices in the Bukchosan Reservoir showed a dominance of 0.801, diversity of 1.304, evenness of 0.670, and species richness of 1.167. This study confirms that the number of native fishes and the associated community diversity have decreased due to the influence of Micropterus salmoides. This highlights the need for removal of alien species from reservoirs, while simultaneously preventing future introductions.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.285-290
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• 1997

Two species of Sphyrna lewini (Griffith and Smith, 1834) and Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) belonging to the Elasmobranchii were collected form the first time from the western coast of Korea. S. lewini is similar to S. zygaena, but differs in some morphological characters: a prominent median indentation on anterior margin of head and free rear tip of second dorsal nearly reaching upper caudal origin. a. vulpinus differs from A. pelagicus in having labial furrows, long terminal lobe and white ventral coloration extending above the pectoral fin bases.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.21-27
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• 1994

The Damselfish, Chromis fumea, was originally described by Tanaka(1917) from Nagasaki, Japan. In the Korean waters, 27 specimens of Chromis fumea(Tanaka) were collected from Cheju-do, on April-August, 1993, and described herewith as new to the Korean fish fauna. Chromis fumea differs from Chromis notatus in having serrate preopercle, no distinctive black spot in pectoral base and caudal fin with a broad blackish band in each lobe. Yeonrnoo-ja-ri-dom is proposed as Korean name of Chromis fumea.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.162-167
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• 2006

The urban stream includes the channel and sandbars. The sandbar plays a key role in the riparian ecosystem. For birds and insects the sandbar offers a small strip of habitat and fish and other fauna feed in the boundary of sandbar where eddies occur. So, it is important habitat and source for the flow of energy, matter and organisms through the landscape and act as ecotone between the terrestrial and stream corridors. However, the sandbar changes continuously by the natural process. Thus, it is necessary to measure the shape and area of the sandbar accurately for the efficient urban stream management for the amenity of urban residents and stream protection. The study site is Yangjae Stream where the first natural-style urban stream restoration projected was impelemented by the support of Ministry of Education in Korea. The measurement was taken by the beacon Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) and the data were stored and analyzed using ArcView Geographic Information System (GIS) program. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to measure the change of sandbars in the urban stream after concentrated stormwater during summer.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.381-384
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• 2014

A single specimen belonging to the family Diodontidae was collected from Seo-gwi-po, Jeju Island, Korea in July 2013 and was identified as Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758, a species new to the Korean fish fauna. The species is characterized by 14 dorsal fin rays, 14 anal fin rays, spines on the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the caudal peduncle, and many small black spots on all fins except the anal fin. The most similar species, Diodon holocanthus, is well distinguished from D. hystrix by the absence of black spots on the dorsal and caudal fins, and the lack of a spine on the dorsal surface of the caudal peduncle. Accordingly, we describe herein the morphological traits of D. hystrix and suggest its new Korean name, "Jan-jeom-bak-i-ga-si-bok".

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.297-302
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• 2007

An investigation of fish fauna was conducted based on the specimens from the Taean International Marine Park, off West Coast of Korea in 2005. They were collected by small seine net and stake net. The collected fishes were composed of 27 species belongs to 15 families and 8 orders. The dominant species were gobids of Favonigobius gymmnauchen in the sand area, Chamichthys gulosus and C. dolichognathus in the rocky area. The Korean endemic species were two species of Zoarchias uchidai and Repomucenus koreanus. But Porocottus leptosomus that described as a new species on the basis of specimens collected from this area in 2002 was not collected in this study.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Environmental Biology Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.98-102
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• 2003

서울의 대표적 도시하천인 중랑천의 수질 변화에 따른 어류군집의 장기적 변동과 군집의 안정성에 대해 1990년부터 2001년까지 조사하였다. 중랑천은 1980년대와 1990년대초까지는 수질악화, 수변대 훼손으로 물고기가 서식하지 못하였으나 1990년대 초반이후의 수질개선으로 잉어 및 붕어와 같이 오염에 강한 종들부터 서식하기 시작하여 현재까지 18종의 서식이 확인되고 있다. 연도별 출현종수는 1990년에는 어류의 서식을 확인할 수 없었으며, 1996년 6종, 1998년 9종, 2000년 11종, 2001년 14종으로 증가하는 추세다. 그러나 출현종 및 개체수 증가에 따라 갈수기인 봄철과 이른 여름철에는 산란장소를 찾는 잉어, 붕어 등이 한강에서 중랑천으로 대거 이동하는 과정에서 대량폐사가 발생하기도 하였다. 2000년 4월 및 6월, 2001년 6월에는 중랑하수처리장 하류와 수중보 정체구역에서 소량의 소나기성 강우 이후 발생한 일시적 용존산소 고갈로 대량의 잉어류폐사가 발생하였다. 수질사고 이후, 수중보 및 하상 저니 등에 관련된 중랑천 생태계의 구조와 기능에 대해 많은 연구와 개선이 이루어졌으나 본래의 자연성을 아직까지 회복하지 못하고 있다. 특히 중랑천은 2005년 9월에 하천 복원이 완료되는 청계천의 한강어류 이동통로 역활이 중요시되고 있는 하천이다.