taxonID	type	description	language	source
FA6357C2F4D45CB28C20EF991AF78E4A.taxon	description	English common name: yellowfin snapper New Korean common name: 노랑퉁돔 Fig. 1; Table 1	en	Kim, Min-Soo, Kim, Kyu-Jin, Jang, Min-Ho, Kim, Jae-Goo (2025): First record of yellowfin snapper, Lutjanus xanthopinnis (Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Lutjanidae), from Jeju-do Island, Korea. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 55: 89-92, DOI: 10.3897/aiep.55.143930
FA6357C2F4D45CB28C20EF991AF78E4A.taxon	description	Description. The meristic and measurements are shown in Table 1. Body oblong and laterally compressed. Lateral line distinct and uninterrupted, running along dorsal contour of body and arching slightly above pectoral fin base before tapering towards caudal peduncle. Body scales aligning horizontally below lateral line, while scales inclining obliquely on dorsum above lateral line. Predorsal scales reaching middle of interorbital region. Snout tip pointed. Upper jaw with pair of canines, while remaining teeth on upper jaw and those on lower jaw consisting of small canine-like teeth. Vomerine teeth forming diamond-shaped patch with medial extension posteriorly. Anterior and posterior nostrils positioned closely together, lacking flap. Posterior nostril shape elliptical. Posterior tip of maxilla extending below middle of eye. Preopercle fully covered with scales and margin finely serrate. Middle of opercular margin showing leathery projection, with blunt bony spines above its base. Pectoral fin pointed, extending posteriorly to base of ninth dorsal spine. Dorsal fin outline incised, with third to fifth spines longest; outer margin of posterior part of dorsal fin rounded. Base of soft dorsal and anal fin covered scales. Pelvic fin pointed, length gradually shortening from upper to lower part, origin aligning with origin of dorsal fin, and when depressed, pelvic fin not reaching anus. Caudal fin emarginate.	en	Kim, Min-Soo, Kim, Kyu-Jin, Jang, Min-Ho, Kim, Jae-Goo (2025): First record of yellowfin snapper, Lutjanus xanthopinnis (Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Lutjanidae), from Jeju-do Island, Korea. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 55: 89-92, DOI: 10.3897/aiep.55.143930
FA6357C2F4D45CB28C20EF991AF78E4A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Lutjanus xanthopinnis is widely distributed across the western Pacific and into the eastern Indian Ocean, from southern Japan to the East Indies, including Sri Lanka, the Andaman Sea off western Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, western Indonesia (from the Malay Peninsula to Bali), the Philippines, Taiwan, China, and Japan. (Allen 1985; Iwatsuki et al. 2015; Praveenraj et al. 2018). Additional records are noted from southern Korea (Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do; presently reported study).	en	Kim, Min-Soo, Kim, Kyu-Jin, Jang, Min-Ho, Kim, Jae-Goo (2025): First record of yellowfin snapper, Lutjanus xanthopinnis (Actinopterygii, Perciformes, Lutjanidae), from Jeju-do Island, Korea. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 55: 89-92, DOI: 10.3897/aiep.55.143930
