First record of a rare pelagic octopod, Ocythoe tuberculata (Cephalopoda: Ocythoidae), in Korea. Issue 6 (2nd November 2017) - Kim, Jong Bin
ABSTRACT: The family Ocythoidae is found throughout the temperate and subtropical waters of the world's ocean and contains a single species, Ocythoe tuberculata . Recently, a single female specimen of the rare pelagic species O. tuberculata was collected off Uljin in the East Sea/Sea of Japan of Korea by squid jigging for the first time. The appearance of this species could be considered as evidence of the changes in species distribution of sea surface. However, further studies are required to investigate whether this phenomenon is temporary or continuous.