Published June 22, 2018 | Version v1
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First record of the Bignose Unicornfish, Naso vlamingii (Perciformes, Acanthuridae) from Korea

  • 1. National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea, Seocheon-gun, Korea, South
  • 2. Jeju Marine Animal Museum, Seogwipo, Korea, South

Description

Naso vlamingii (Valenciennes, 1835) is reported from Korea for the first time and a morphological description is provided. A single specimen of N. vlamingii was collected from the southeastern coast of Jeju Island, Korea in September 2017. This species is characterized by the presence of 2 bony plates on the middle of the caudal peduncle, 6 dorsal and 2 anal fin spines, and a rounded, convex, swollen snout. This species is the fifth species of the genus Naso Lacepède, 1801 in the Korean fish fauna, and the newly proposed Korean name for the species is “Keun-ko-pyo-mun-jwi-chi”.

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