Abstract
ABSTRACTThe family Ocythoidae is found throughout the temperate and subtropical waters of the world’s ocean and contains a single species, Ocythoe tuberculata. Recently, a single female specimen of the rare pelagic species O. tuberculata was collected off Uljin in the East Sea/Sea of Japan of Korea by squid jigging for the first time. The appearance of this species could be considered as evidence of the changes in species distribution of sea surface. However, further studies are required to investigate whether this phenomenon is temporary or continuous.
Highlights
The family Ocythoidae is a monotypic taxon, and Ocythoe tuberculata is the representative species of the family (Packard & Wurtz 1994)
This species is known to be a cosmopolitan, especially in the northern hemisphere (Roper & Sweeney 1975). This species is known to be distributed in the North Pacific (Jereb et al 2016), this is the first record of the rare octopod in Korea
We describe the morphological characteristics of the species and suggest a Korean name for it
Summary
The family Ocythoidae is a monotypic taxon, and Ocythoe tuberculata is the representative species of the family (Packard & Wurtz 1994). KEYWORDS First record; Ocythoe tuberculata; East Sea/Sea of Japan; Korea
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