The present study has been carried out to clarify the taxonomy and distribution of the genus Lucifer in Korean waters. The samples were collected during the period from March, 1987 to February, 1989. five species from seven areas of Lucifer were ident...
The present study has been carried out to clarify the taxonomy and distribution of the genus Lucifer in Korean waters. The samples were collected during the period from March, 1987 to February, 1989. five species from seven areas of Lucifer were identified : L. chacei, L. hanseni, L. intermedius, L. penicillifer, L. typus, All species were described and illusterated for the first time in Korean waters. From the distributional viewpoint, L. intermedius occurred most abundantly in all areas, but L. typus occurred only in the cheju area. Regionally, all the five species of Lucifer were found in the Cheju area. In Youngkwang area, only one species, L. intermedius occurred.