taxonID	type	description	language	source
40FE09976E80585CBD9869BEE51DF23F.taxon	description	English common name: Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby New Korean common name: 황줄날개망둑 Figs 1, 2; Table 1	en	Kim, Min-Soo, Shin, Yu-Sin, Kim, Jae-Goo (2025): New distributional record of the Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby, Favonigobius reichei (Actinopterygii, Gobiiformes, Gobiidae), from Jeju-do Island, Korea. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 55: 363-367, DOI: 10.3897/aiep.55.150774
40FE09976E80585CBD9869BEE51DF23F.taxon	description	Description. Meristics and measurements are shown in Table 1. Moderately elongated body. Head and snout short, snout steeply pointed. Eye moderate and round. Interorbital space highly narrow. Anterior nostril tubular, no tentacles. Posterior nostril pore-like and near eye. Mouth oblique. Lower jaw protrudes slightly more than upper jaw does. Posterior of maxilla extend anterior border of eye. Chin lacks barbels or folds. No free ray on pectoral fins. Pelvic disc complete, with well-developed frenum. Caudal fin rounded. Scales on prepelvic and belly area. Head, opercle, and cheek scaleless. Multiple longitudinal papillae on head. Cephalic sensory canal pores (Fig. 1 B): Anterior oculoscapular canal part with B′, C (single), D (single), E, F, G, and H′. Posterior oculoscapular canal part with K′ and L′. Preopercular canals part with M′, N, and O′.	en	Kim, Min-Soo, Shin, Yu-Sin, Kim, Jae-Goo (2025): New distributional record of the Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby, Favonigobius reichei (Actinopterygii, Gobiiformes, Gobiidae), from Jeju-do Island, Korea. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 55: 363-367, DOI: 10.3897/aiep.55.150774
40FE09976E80585CBD9869BEE51DF23F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Favonigobius reichei is a euryhaline fish with a wide distribution range (Fig. 2). Known from east and south Africa, the Red Sea, Madagascar, Seychelles, and Mauritius (Mascarenes) to Northern Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, the Marshall Islands, and Southern Japan (Akihito 2002; Fricke et al. 2018). Additional verified records are known from Hong Kong, India (Chennai), Indonesia (Madura Island; Padang, western Sumatra), Iran (Makran Sea), Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Malaysia, Palau, the Philippines, Singapore, Tanzania (Bajamoyo), Thailand, Vanuatu, and Vietnam (Ha Long Bay, Nha Trang, Mekong Delta) (Kimura et al. 2009, 2018; Larson et al. 2008; Nip and Wong 2010; Matsunuma et al. 2011; Allen and Erdmann 2012; Prokofiev 2016; Sadeghi et al. 2017; Taki et al. 2021; Elloran 2025; Fricke et al. 2025). Additional records were noted from southern Korea (Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do; present study).	en	Kim, Min-Soo, Shin, Yu-Sin, Kim, Jae-Goo (2025): New distributional record of the Indo-Pacific tropical sand goby, Favonigobius reichei (Actinopterygii, Gobiiformes, Gobiidae), from Jeju-do Island, Korea. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 55: 363-367, DOI: 10.3897/aiep.55.150774
