瀬戸内海から得られたアリアケトビウオの稚魚

抄録

A single juvenile specimen (35.0 mm standard length) of the flying fish Cypselurus starksi Abe in Tomiyama and Abe, 1953 was collected at Obatake fishing port (Seto Inland Sea), Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Records of the species in the Seto Inland Sea are restricted to listings only (no descriptions or photos) in two reports published prior to 1962, there having been no reports since that date. In addition, very little is known regarding the occurrence of juveniles of the species. The newly-collected specimen is described herein, being the only known voucher specimen from the Seto Inland Sea. In addition, the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) DNA barcode sequence of the specimen is reported.