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New distributional record of the Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby, Favonigobius reichei (Actinopterygii, Gobiiformes, Gobiidae), from Jeju-do Island, Korea

2025/11/21 by Min-Soo Kim, Y.K. Shin, Jae-Goo Kim · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science · #Fish Biology and Ecology Studies #Ichthyology and Marine Biology #Identification and Quantification in Food

paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/aiep.55.150774

openalex publication_date 2025/11/21 · openalex created_date 2025/11/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

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.

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