First Record of the Antrorse Spined Gurnard Pterygotrigla multiocellata (Triglidae, Scorpaeniformes) from Korea

Abstract

This is the first report of Pterygotrigla multiocellata from the family Triglidae, collected in Korea. The specimen (314 mm in standard length) was caught in a gill net in the coastal waters of Jeju Island on 11 February 2010. This species is characterized by the following morphological traits: head large and triangular, bony plates absent along the base of the second dorsal fin, antrorse rostral spine long, and cleithral spine long. We suggest a new Korean name, “Gin-ppul-mit-seong-dae” for P. multiocellata.