Liobagrus obesus
Liobagrus obesus, the bull-head torrent catfish, is a species of catfish in the family Amblycipitidae (the torrent catfishes) endemic to South Korea, where it occurs in the middle parts of the Geum, Mangyeong, and Yeongsan rivers.[1] This species reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.[2]
| Liobagrus obesus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Amblycipitidae |
| Genus: | Liobagrus |
| Species: | L. obesus |
| Binomial name | |
| Liobagrus obesus Son, Kim & Choo, 1987 | |
Habitat and ecology
L. obesus inhabits gravel and rock bottoms in areas with slow water velocity.[1]
Conservation status
Anthropogenic activities, such as river development and water pollution, have caused a rapid decline in L. obesus populations. The species has been protected by the Endangered Species Act, under Korean law, since 2005 and was classified as endangered (EN) in the Red Data Book of endangered fishes in Korea in 2012.[1]
References
- Lee, H. R.; Kim, K. S. & Bang, I. C. (2014). "Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers for an endangered freshwater fish in Korea, the bull-head torrent catfish Liobagrus obesus". Conservation Genetics Resources. 6 (1): 241–43. doi:10.1007/s12686-013-0070-y.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Liobagrus obesus" in FishBase. June 2014 version.
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