New Record of Sillago sinica (Pisces: Sillaginidae) in Korean Waters, and Re-identification of Sillago parvisquamis Previously Reported from Korea as S. sinica

A single specimen of the genus Sillago, collected from Gwangyang, Korea, in May 2009, is characterized by XI first dorsal fin spines, 3 or 4 rows of melanophore pattern along the second dorsal fin membrane, and a darkish posterior margin of the caudal fin. Our specimen was identified as Sillago sini...

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Published inAnimal systematics, evolution and diversity Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 288 - 293
Main Authors Bae, Seung Eun, Kwun, Hyuck Joon, Kim, Jin-Koo, Kweon, Seon-Man, Kang, Chung Bae
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 2013
Subjects
Sillaginidae
Sillago parvisquamis
re-identification
first record
Sillago sinica
Korea
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Summary:A single specimen of the genus Sillago, collected from Gwangyang, Korea, in May 2009, is characterized by XI first dorsal fin spines, 3 or 4 rows of melanophore pattern along the second dorsal fin membrane, and a darkish posterior margin of the caudal fin. Our specimen was identified as Sillago sinica reported as a new species; this identification is confirmed by mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase subunit I sequences, which show that our specimen corresponds to S. sinica (d=0.000) and differs from the congeneric species Sillago parvisquamis (d=0.170). Comparisons of Korean specimens previously reported as S. parvisquamis with specimens of S. sinica show that the S. parvisquamis specimens are actually S. sinica. We propose the new Korean name "buk-bang-jeom-bo-ri-myeol" for S. sinica.
Bibliography:KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO201333363223572
ISSN:2234-6953
2234-8190