• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.138-143
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• 2001

Red sea bream, Pagrus major a fish species characterized by its dualistic feeding pattern, was investigated to study the synchronizing effect of light and food on the demand-feeding rhythm. Nocturnal and diurnal red sea bream, both in groups and individually, were exposed to restricted-feeding and Light-Dark cycles of different periods. The phase relationship between both zeitgebers was also studied. In some cases, food availability restricted to the light or dark phase contrary to that of the previous feeding phase changed a diurnal feeding pattern into nocturnal and vice versa, suggesting that food can be one of the switching factors that decides whether the circadian system of red sea bream is diurnal or nocturnal. However, the fact that the feeding pattern of some fish was unrelated with the phase in which food was available suggests that other internal and/or external-factors could be involved in the temporal flexibility of red sea bream.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.238-241
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• 2017

A study on the visual cell and eyeball of the endemic Korean species Liobagrus mediadiposalis was investigated by light and electron microscopes. The retina of a small and 2 mm-diameter round eye was thin, $151.0{\pm}4.0{\mu}m$ and has two visual cells, a single cone and a rod cell. The single cone cells are short and thick, $18.0{\pm}0.9{\mu}m$ in length and $5.1{\pm}0.7{\mu}m$ (n=30) in diameter, while the rod cells are longer and thinner, $54.8{\pm}2.9{\mu}m$ in length and $3.3{\pm}0.6{\mu}m$ in diameter. The cone cells are seen an irregular and random mosaic pattern, and the rod cells are also randomly situated at between cone cells. As a rare phenomenon, such structure is one of characteristics reflecting the eye of a nocturnal and bottom-dwelling freshwater fish. The ultrastructure of visual cells was observed with scanning and transmission electron microscopy, both cone and rod cells are divided into an inner segment with numerous mitochondria and an outer segment with stacks of membrane discs.

• 생태와환경
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.156-164
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• 2020

The accurate estimation of fish assemblages is highly dependent on the sampling gear used for sampling. We used data from 15 sampling sites along the Nakdong River, which is a large river in South Korea, to identify differences in assemblages and sizes of freshwater fishes collected with either cast nets or gill nets, the two most commonly used sampling gear in South Korea. The two gears differed in the fish assemblages they captured, with more species caught by gill nets. Further, due to its tighter mesh size, the cast net caught significantly smaller fishes than the gill nets(independent t-test, p<0.05). We found the cast net to be appropriate for species that inhabit shallow (less than 2 m) and open water, but inappropriate for deep water, habitats with plant beds, and nocturnal species. Thus, cast net sampling is not efficient in a large river environment, and a combination of sampling methods is more suitable for understanding fish assemblages in such habitats. In general, appropriate selection of fishing methods to specific habitats is necessary to improve data quality and minimize the misrepresentation of environmental conditions.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.282-288
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• 2008

Feeding ecology of the white-spotted conger eel Conger myriaster in the Southern Sea of Korea was examined. Specimens were caught monthly from January 2004 to December 2006. Primary prey items of C. myriaster included fish, shrimp, and crabs. C. myriaster exhibited a nocturnal feeding strategy and preyed upon a wide range of pelagic fish groups(e.g., Engraulis japonicus, Glossanodon semifasciatus, and Maurolicus muelleri). This species was also an opportunistic feeder that exploited the available prey in each area(i.e., fish in the A area and shrimp in the B area). The composition of the diet of C. myriaster exhibited seasonal fluctuations that were related to food availability during each season. The observed ontogenetic shifts in diet were relatively clear, despite substantial overlap between the 10 cm and 20 cm groups of C. myriaster.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.130-137
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• 2001

In the present study, the locomotor and feeding activities of single red sea bream, Pagrus major were simultaneously investigated to examine the existence of such dual behaviour. Seven red sea bream of 13cm body length on average were placed individually in 35L tanks equipped with an infrared sensor and a newly developed demand-feeding device. Fish were exposed to a light: dark 12: 12h cycle and constant darkness (DD) to study endogenous rhythmicity. Under LD 12: 12 h, the daily pattern of behaviour differed between individual fish; some red sea bream were diurnal and others were nocturnal. Futhermore, some of them displayed an extraordinary flexibility in phasing because they were dark active but light feeding, and vice versa. Under DD, red sea bream showed free-running rhythms for locomotor activity and feeding. These results indicate that the type of phasing of locomotor activity did not necessarily decide the feeding phase; much of this is explained by the fact that red sea bream were demand-fed. Flexibility in phasing and a certain degree of independence between locomotor and feeding activities could be seen as an adaptative response of the highly adaptable circadian rhythms of fish.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.337-346
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• 1992

어군탐지기를 이용하여 어군의 분포와 그 행동생태를 계측하기 위한 연구의 일환으로 어군의 연직적인 일주회유이동 및 초음파산란강도의 변동특성을 검토하고, 또한 수온의 연직구조와 어군의 연직분포특성과의 관계, 선박의 항주상태에 따른 어군의 행동반응 등을 현장실험을 통하여 검토, 고찰한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. (1) 어군의 공간분포특성은 수온의 연직구조와 밀접한 관계가 있음을 알 수 있었다. (2) 동중국해 중앙부에서 일출 직전까지 수온약층 바로 아래쪽에 군집하고 있던 칼오징어와 전갱이 어군이 일출과 더불어 해저를 향해 급속히 하강하는 일주회유이동이 관찰되었고, 그 하강속도는 0.24m/min이었다. (3) 수온약층이 탁월했던 제주도 서방해역과 대만 북부해역을 대상으로 어군의 연직분포특성과 수온의 연직구조와를 상호 비교 분석한 결과, 표층과 저층의 수온차가 크고, 또 중층에 뚜렷한 수온약층이 형성되어 있는 경우, 전갱이와 칼오징어군은 야간에 수온약층의 바로 아래쪽에 농밀하게 군집하는 특성을 나타내고, 또 표층과 저층의 수온차가 적은 경우에 있어서는 표층까지 완전히 부상하여 군집하는 경향을 나타내었다. (4) 선박을 정선시킬 때, 선저 직하에 분포하는 어족생물이 급히 연직적으로 하향 이동하는 도피행동을 나타내었다. 그러나, 그 후 시간이 경과함에 따라서 다시 원래의 유영층으로 상향이동하는 행동패턴을 나타내었다. 한편, 수온약층을 경계로 하여 상층과 하층에 분포하는 어족생물의 행동패턴에도 차이가 있었는데, 수온약층 아래쪽에 있어서는 어군이 현저한 도피행동을 나타내었지만, 그 위쪽에 있어서는 그러한 징후가 관찰되지 않았다. 이와 같은 현상은 수온약층 아래쪽에는 유영성이 강한 어족생물이, 그 위쪽에는 유영성이 약한 어족생물이 군집하고 있었기 때문이라고 판단된다. 당시 이 해역에서 행한 저층 트롤의 주요 어획물은 물메기, 살오징어, 삼치 등이었다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.149-158
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• 2017

The opsin family of light sensitive proteins family makes up are the universal photoreceptor molecules of all visual systems in the vertebrates including teleosts. They can change their conformation from a resting state to a signaling state upon light absorption, which activates the G-protein coupled receptor, thereby resulting in a signaling cascade that produces physiological responses. However, this species is poorly characterized at molecular level due to little sequence information available in public databases. We have investigated the opsin family of nocturnal cutlass fish using the whole transcriptome sequencing method. The opsin genes were cloned and its expression in the tissues and organs were examined by qPCR. We cloned 6 opsin genes (RRH, Opn4, Rh1, Rh2, VA-opsin, and Opn3) in retina and brain tissue. It contained the seven presumed transmembrane domains that are characteristic of the G-protein-coupled receptor family. However, short wavelength sensitive pigment (SWS) and long wavelength sensitive pigment (LWS) were not detected in this study. The mRNA expression of the 6 photoreceptor genes were detected in retina and peripheral tissue. Our studies will lead to further investigation of the photic entrainment mechanism at molecular and cellular levels in cutlass fish and can be used in comparative studies of other fishes.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.113-118
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• 2008

Diel rhythm of oxygen consumption (OC) of the starry flounder Platichthys stellatus was measured at different water temperatures in a closed recirculating seawater system with a respiratory chamber. The fish consumed 70.5, 79.7, and 90.6 mg $O_2/kg/hr$ at 15, 20, and $25^{\circ}C$, respectively, showing a linear increase in OC with water temperature. The OC of fish showed a clear diel rhythm, with lower values during the day and higher values at night, in accordance with the light (09:00-21:00) and dark (21:00-09:00) phases of the diel cycle (12L:12D) in water at 15 and $20^{\circ}C$. However, the OC of the fish showed an unclear diel rhythm with the light and dark phases of the diel cycle at $25^{\circ}C$. The respective OC at 15, 20 and $25^{\circ}C$ was 63.8, 72.4, and 88.4 mg $O_2/kg/hr$ during the light phases and 77.2, 87.1, and 92.8 mg $O_2/kg/hr$ during the dark phase. The starry flounder is thought to be a nocturnal fish with a higher OC at night, while it rests during the day. Its OC was the most stable in the light, when it did not feed. Consequently, the night-time OC is the active OC and the day-time OC is the resting OC in the starry flounder.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.278-287
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• 2011

멸종위기종 꾸구리의 생태학적 특징과 복원의 기초자료를 확보하기 위하여 서식환경과 연령, 섭식생태를 2010년부터 2011년까지 강원도 원주시 부론면 흥호리에서 조사를 실시하였다. 꾸구리의 서식조건은 수심 10~40 cm, 유속 40~120 cm/sec, 하상입자 크기는 8~20 cm였고, 자갈층의 층수가 서식밀도의 중요한 요인으로 작용하였다. 연령은 5월을 기준으로 만 1년생 체장 28~42 mm, 만 2년생은 체장 43~58 mm, 만 3년생은 체장 59~68 mm, 만 4년생 이상은 체장 69~85 mm로 추정되었으며 암컷이 수컷보다 4~10 mm가 더 컸다. 섭식시간대는 00시부터 06시 사이에 주로 섭식하여 야행성 어류로 판단되었고, 위 내용물은 날도래목(Trichoptera) 57.7%, 파리목(Diptera) 26.0%, 하루살이목(Ephemeroptera) 16.3% 순으로 높았으며, 크기가 작은 당년생 치어는 하루살이목과 파리목을 주로 섭식하였지만 성장하면서 크기가 큰 날도래목을 주로 섭식하였다.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.97-104
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• 2008

한국산 고유 담수 어종인 참갈겨니와 눈동자개의 안구 외부형태와 망막구조를 광학현미경과 전자현미경으로 비교 조사하였다. 참갈겨니는 안구의 크기뿐만 아니라 수평안경/체장, 수평안경/두장의 비율이 모두 눈동자개보다 크게 나타났고 다만, 수정체직경/수평안경은 눈동자개가 더 크게 나타났다. 망막의 시각세포층에서 참갈겨니는 크게 단일원뿔세포와 이중원뿔세포, 두 종류의 원뿔세포를 가지며 단일원뿔세포는 긴단일원뿔세포와 짧은단일원뿔세포로 나뉜다. 반면 눈동자개는 긴단일원뿔세포와 짧은단일원뿔세포로 구분할 수 없는 단지 단일원뿔세포로만 구성되어 있었다. 또한 원뿔세포의 배열구조에 있어서도 참갈겨니는 보다 치밀한 열구조로 배열되어 있는 반면 눈동자개는 성긴 불규칙한 구조로 배열되어 있었다. 이상과 같이 참갈겨니와 눈동자개의 안구 및 망막의 구조적 차이는 2종 간의 생태학적 특성과 밀접한 관련이 있는 것으로 생각된다.