First Japanese Record of the Engraulid Thrissina chefuensis (Teleostei: Clupeiformes), from Yamaguchi Prefecture

Abstract

A single specimen of Thrissina chefuensis (Günther, 1874) (88.0 mm in standard length), collected from the Japan Sea coast off Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, and representing the easternmost record of the species and first from Japanese waters, is described in detail and comparisons made with closely related species. The suitability of previously proposed Japanese names is questioned, and the new name “Tairiku-katakuchi” is proposed.