Species Family Dorsal fin Anal fin Collection station (Month-Year)-Sample code Pigments
Acanthogobius hasta Oxudercidae VIII, 18 I-16 Z16(04-2019)-L001 A large star-shaped pigment on the base of ventral fin; Star-shaped pigments above the bladder, above and at the end of digestive tract and on the base of anal fin and the base of caudal fin
Benthosema pterotum Myctophidae 12 17 Z23(11-2018)-L002 One large chrysanthemum-like pigment in the front of abdominal sac and another at the end of digestive tract
Callionymus enneactis Callionymidae IV-8 7 Z21(11-2018)-L003 Star-shaped pigments arranged in parallel on the back of body, on the midline of body side and from the anus to the caudal stalk; a dendritic melanin on the abdomen
Chaeturichthys stigmatias Gobiidae VII,22 19-20 Z03(04-2018)-L004 Star-shaped pigments under the chest cavity and above and below the anus; a large black star-shaped pigment at the end of anal fin and buttock
Chelidonichthys spinosus Triglidae IX-16 15 Z14(04-2018)-L005 Star-shaped pigments on the head, chest cavity, abdomen, ventral fin and first dorsal fin
Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides Bythitidae 80 59 Z27(11-2018)-L006 Pigments evenly distributed on the top of fish head on the gill caps behind the eyes, on the back from the anus of abdomen to the caudal stem and on the end of body spine
Engraulis japonicus Engraulidae 14-16 15-18 Z04(05-2018)-L007 Star-shaped pigments on the head, anterior gill cover and above the digestive tract; a little pigmentation in the lower caudal fin
Harpadon nehereus Synodontidae 11-13-Nov 13-15 Z20(11-2018)-L008 Seven large melanin plaques in the chest
Larimichthys polyactis Sciaenidae X,31-36 II,9 Z07(04-2018)-L009, Z07(04-2018)-L010 Below the chest, one little pigment on the abdomen and another on the buttock
Lophiogobius ocellicauda Gobiidae Z01(04-2018)-L011, Z05(04-2018)-L012 N/I
Salanx ariakensis Salangidae 12 25-27 Z05(11-2018)-L013, Z13(11-2018)-L014 Pigments evenly distributed on the upper part of digestive tract and the base of fin membrane of abdomen
Sebastiscus marmoratus Sebastidae XII,11 III,5 Z02(04-2018)-L015 Dense pigments above the chest cavity; 7-8 star-shaped pigment dots evenly arranged from the anus to the caudal stalk
Takifugu xanthopterus Tetraodontidae 16-18 14-16 Z17(04-2019)-L016 Dense pigments at the end of snout, on the back of body, and above and below the chest cavity