Title : FISHES SERIES (4th Issue)
Stamp Serial#
 1581 
KPC#
 C-1205 
MICHEL#
 1605 
StanGib#
 1884 
Scott#
 1558 
Date of Issue
 09/30/1989 
Quantity
 3,000,000 
Denomination
 80 won 
Design
 Monocentris japonicus 
Designer
 Kim Sung-sil 
Image Area
 33mm*23mm 
Perforation
 13 
Sheet Composition
 Sheet of 20(5*4) 
Paper
Print
 Government Printing & Mint Agency of the Republic of korea 
Description
The Ministry of Communications has been issuing a series of postage stamps featuring sea and freshwater fish living in and around Korea. The following is the fourth set of the series, the third of which was issued in 1987.

1. Oplegnathus fasciatus.
This fish, the special feature of which is its dispropotionally long length from bottom to back, is found off the southern coast of Korea, the entire coast of Japan and the southern coast of China.

2. Cobitis mulifasciata.
This fish, nimble of movement, indigenous to Korea and living between the pebbles under clean shallow water, spawning in June, is distributed in the estuary of the Nakdong River, southern Korea.

3. Liobagrus mediadiposalis.
Distributed in the rivers and streams of southern Korea, this species lives between the pebbles under clean flowing water, spawning May to June.

4. Monocentris japonicus.
This fish, living in shoals under the sea and glowing at night, is distributed off the southern coast of Korea. It is also found in the seas near The Philippines and South Africa.