New distributional record of the Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby, Favonigobius reichei (Actinopterygii, Gobiiformes, Gobiidae), from Jeju-do Island, Korea
Two specimens, a male–female pair of Favonigobius reichei (Bleeker, 1854) (32.7–41.9 mm SL) were collected from the intertidal zone based on sandy and muddy areas in Jeju-do Island, Korea. This species is distinguished from Favonigobius gymnauchen (Bleeker, 1860), the previously recognized sole representative of the genus Favonigobius in Korea, by the following characteristics: VI–I, 8 dorsal fin rays, I, 8 anal fin rays, predorsal scales 0–1, and the black spot at the base of the caudal fin undivided and rounded. We propose a new Korean common name, “Hwang-jul-nal-gae-mang-duk” for F. reichei based on the yellow stripes on the abdomen of the male.
Authors
- Jae-Goo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1626-939X)
- Min-Soo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1153-7585)
- Y.K. Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9095-6388)
Institutions
- Kunsan National University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/aiep.55.150774
- Primary Topic
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00