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Morphological development of eggs, larvae, and juvenile of Sebastes koreanus (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the Yellow Sea

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A total of 11 larvae [6.41–8.90 mm body length (BL)] and a juvenile (18.60 mm BL) of the genus Sebastes, collected from the Yellow Sea in 2012 and 2013, were identified as Sebastes koreanus on the basis of molecular mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mtDNA COI) sequences (578 base pairs). Eggs and yolk-sac larvae of S. koreanus were also obtained from a gravid fish (168.60 mm standard length). The eggs of S. koreanus collected in this study were spherically shaped, and melanophores were completely absent on the head and body of embryos just prior to hatching. Melanophores were also absent in yolk-sac larvae, except on the upper margin of the abdominal region. However, melanophores were present on the head and abdominal region of pelagic larvae, and in a few larvae melanophores were present behind the nape (although these are considered to be individual variations). Three transverse stripes were present in juvenile, corresponding to the coloration observed in adults. The release season of S. koreanus larvae is known to be in winter, but in the present study larvae (6.41–8.90 mm BL) and a fully mature female were collected in May. In addition, a juvenile of S. koreanus (23.31 mm total length) was collected in July. On this basis, the release season of S. koreanus larvae is estimated to be in spring.

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This research was supported by the Marine Fish Resources Bank of Korea (MFRBK) under the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea.

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  1. Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University, 45, Yongso-ro, Nam-gu, Busan, 608-737, Korea

    Hyo Jae Yu, Soo Jeong Lee & Jin-Koo Kim

  2. Fisheries Resources and Environment Division, West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, 14, Seonnyeobawi-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon, 400-420, Korea

    Yang Jae Im

  3. Department of Marine Science and Production, Kunsan National University, 558, Daehak-ro, Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do, 573-701, Korea

    Hyun Su Jo

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Species examined in molecular comparisons (mtDNA COI sequences of 20 species of the family Scorpaenidae from PKU and the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Sebastes koreanus (PKU 2467), Sebastes pachycephalus (PKU 5733), Sebastes nudus (PKU 5728), Sebastes hubbsi (PKU 6), Sebastes longispinis (PKU 7), Sebastes vulpes (PKU 5727), Sebastes zonatus (PKU 4858), Sebastes schlegelii (PKU 1913), Sebastes steindachneri (PKU 1), Sebastes inermis complex (PKU 1204), Sebastes thompsoni (PKU 1065), Sebastes owstoni (PKU 10410), Sebastes taczanowskii (DQ678391), Sebastes oblongus (DQ678400), Sebastes minor (DQ638399), Sebastes trivittatus (DQ678389), Sebastes matsubarae (DQ678395), Sebastiscus tertius (PKU 2140, as an outgroup), Sebastiscus marmoratus (PKU 2166, as an outgroup), and Scorpaena miostoma (PKU 5718, as an outgroup).

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Yu, H.J., Im, Y.J., Jo, H.S. et al. Morphological development of eggs, larvae, and juvenile of Sebastes koreanus (Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) from the Yellow Sea. Ichthyol Res 62, 439–449 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-015-0457-8

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