Table 1. Yearly variations in the number of individuals of giant (No. 1–5) and large (No. 6–22) fish species caught in Korean waters between 2011 and 2016

No. Scientific name (Korean name) Max size (cm)1) Unit 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Sum
1 Rhincodon typus (고래상어) 1,700 TL 2 2 3 1 8
2 Regalecus russellii (산갈치) 800 TL 1 1 2
3 Galeocerdo cuvier (뱀상어) 750 TL 1 1
4 Alopias vulpinus (흰배환도상어) 573 TL 1 2 3 1 4 2 13
5 Carcharodon carcharias (백상아리) 541 TL 2 3 3 1 9
6 Sphyrna zygaena (귀상어) 500 TL 1 1 1 4 7 14
7 Makaira mazara (녹새치) 500 TL 2 3 1 1 7
8 Istiompax indica (백새치) 465 FL 1 3 1 5
9 Xiphias gladius (황새치) 455 FL 4 2 6
10 Isurus oxyrinchus (청상아리) 445 TL 4 1 5 8 13 31
11 Bathytoshia brevicaudata (흑가오리) 430 TL 1 1 1 1 2 3 9
12 Sphyrna lewini (홍살귀상어) 430 TL 4 4
13 Alopias pelagicus (환도상어) 428 TL 2 2
14 Kajikia audax (청새치) 420 TL 1 2 2 1 6
15 Prionace glauca (청새리상어) 400 TL 4 8 12
16 Hemitrygon sinensis (갈색가오리) 380 TL 7 1 8
17 Istiophorus platypterus (돛새치) 348 FL 1 2 1 1 1 6
18 Masturus lanceolatus (물개복치) 337 TL 1 7 8 16
19 Mola mola (개복치) 333 TL 1 5 9 23 12 25 75
20 Carcharhinus brachyurus (무태상어) 325 TL 1 1 2
21 Mobula mobular (쥐가오리) 310 DW 1 1 1 4 1 15 23
22 Lamna ditropis (악상어) 305 TL 1 1 8 3 4 17
Sum 11 25 22 71 49 97 276
Data from Froese & Pauly (2021).
TL, total length; FL, fork length; DW, disc width.