BIOLOGIYA MORYA, 2017, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 293-296

The first description of juvenile Davidijordania lacertina (Pavlenko, 1910) (Perciformes: Zoarcidae)

© 2017 I. V. Epur, A. A. Balanov

A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology, National Scientific Center of Marine Biology, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041

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The article provides a description of Davidijordania lacertina (Pavlenko, 1910) with a body length of 18.0-32.0 mm TL, collected from Vostok Bay, Sea of Japan. The total number of vertebrae (119-121) and the pigment pattern on the body of the examined juvenile fish correspond to those of D. lacertina.

Key words: Sea of Japan, Davidijordania lacertina, juvenile, color.