Checklist of the tidal pool fishes of Jeju Island, Korea

By

Kwun, Hyuck Joon
Park, Jinsoon
Kim, Hye Seon
Kim, Ju-Hee
Park, Hyo-Seon

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

709

Pages

135-154

Subjects

coastal habitats , Fish diversity , inventory , northwestern Pacific

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.709.14711

 

Abstract

Seventy-six species of fishes, representing 60 genera and 34 families, were recorded from tidal pools on Jeju Island, southern Korea. The major families in terms of species were the Gobiidae (11 species), Pomacentridae (8 species), Blenniidae (6 species), and Labridae (5 species). Thirty-nine species were classified as tropical, 26 as temperate and 11 as subtropical.