• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.132-138
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• 1984

The genus Squalidus of Korea, formerly regarded as genus Gnathopogon is reviewed and keys to following 4 species and subspecies: S. gracilis majimae, S. chankaensis tsuchigae, S. chankaensis ssp., and S. japonicus coreanus. The genus spualidus is distinguished from genus Gnathopogon by the position of snout, color pattern on the body sides, number of scales above lateral line, and distance from anus to anal finorgin. G. majimae Jordan et Hubbs is junior synonym of S. gracilis majimae, and G. coreanus (not Berg) is splitted and identified as S. chankaensis tsuchigae, S. c. ssp., and S. japonicus coreanus. S. c. tsuchigae is very similar to S. j. coreanus, but the eye diameter, barbel length, and the number of lateral line scales are useful characters in separating these species. S. thankaensis ssp. occurring only in the Yongdok-Oship River differs from S. chankaensis tsuchigae in the number of lateral line scales, eye diameter and their body size.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.387-408
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• 1986

Available information on the family Gobiidae of Korea is summarized from the literatures and specimens collected during the period from 1980-1985 in the southern part of Korea. Thirty three species belonging to 23 genera were identified from 73 localities in Korea, and among them 3 species are reported for the first time from Korea with their description and illustrations: Micropercops dabryi borealis Nichols, 1930, Acentrogobius masago (Tomiyama, 1936), and Apocryptodon madurensis (Bleeker, 1849). Both Luciogobius grandis Arai and Mugilogobius abei (Jordan et Snyder) previously recorded in Korea, but not included in the list by Chong, 1977 are included in this list. Rhinogobius bedfordi is considered a junior synonym of R. brunneus. The occurrence of Acanthogobius ommaturus and Gobius caninus from Korea are open to question for lack of evident records. The family of Gobiidae of Korea includes 46 species belonging to 30 genera which are divided into four subfamilies, Eleotrinae, Gobiinae, Gobionollinae, and Tridentigerinae by Miller in 1973. A key to genera is provided together with synonymies, distributions and materials observed for the gobiid fishes of Korea.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.51 no.2
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• pp.185-190
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• 2013

The superworm, as known the larva of Zophobas morio, has been officially imported from 2011 and bred commercially in Korea. But it is named as the corrected scientific name, Zophobas atratus by junior synonym throughout traditional taxonomy in this study and newly designated Korean name as 'a-me-ri-ca-wang-geo-jeo-ri' in terms of resource management. Z. atratus was compared with wild native tenebrionids, Promethis valgipes and a commercial reared Tenebrio molitor on the basis of DNA barcode analysis. As the results, the average genetic divergence was 21.4% between Z. atratus and P. valgipes, and 20.9% between Z. atratus and T. molitor. These large divergences imply these tenebrionids species can be easily identified by DNA barcodes. The results of genetic divergences within species also suggest that Korean populations of Z. atratus, having the same haplotype, might be introduced from the same area of foreign country. On the other hand, a population of T. molitor was separated into two distinct intra-specific groups with DNA barcoding gaps ranged from 1.17- 2.19%. We suppose that domestic breeding entities of T. molitor might be introduced and mixed from two different local groups. Through this study, we expect that classification for two tenebrionid introduced from foreign countries can be used for the management of insect resources in Korea.