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進入《TAIPEI TIMES》 ‘Cold’ jawfish find a first for Taiwan
A “frozen jawfish” is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of food education group Fish Says
/ Staff writer, with CNA
A fish has been discovered in Taiwan for the first time by marine biologist Ho Hsuan-ching （何宣慶）, National Penghu University of Science and Technology professor Lin Po-an （林寶安） said in a statement yesterday.
The fish was found in Penghu County during a cold snap in February 2022 while Ho, an associate professor at National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, was collecting samples with his research team on Chikan Beach （赤崁海灘） in Baisha Township （白沙） on a northern island in the county’s main group, the statement said.
The team was collecting items that had washed up as part of a university social responsibility program hosted by Lin to promote marine education and interdisciplinary collaboration, it said.
Ho’s team and a local marine food education group named Fish Says participated in the program.
Ho identified the fish as a “frozen” jawfish （冷鋒後頷鱚） to reflect that it was discovered in cold weather, the statement said.
Jawfish are rare in Taiwan and samples that are found are collected for research purposes, Ho said.
The jawfish had distinct patterns and was initially unidentifiable until its features were compared to another unnamed jawfish previously discovered by a US academic, the statement said.
The two were later confirmed to be the same species, it said.
After getting the consent of the US academic, Ho’s team made the discovery public, it said.
There are more than 90 species of jawfish worldwide, 11 of which had previously been found in Taiwan, it said.
The fish, which are common in coral reefs, are named for their large jaws, which sometimes extend beyond their gill covers. Males keep their eggs in their mouths until they hatch.
The discovery is to be published in the ZooKeys open-access journal, the statement said.
新聞來源：TAIPEI TIMES
