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Liobagrus mediadiposalis Mori, 1936

Image contributors to this species:

Frants Lehmann (1 Stamp) taek-guen-im (1) Amaël Borzée (1) Kim S-h, et al. 2023 (1)

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Relevant Information:

Description: Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 -17. Habitat: Endemic to Korea and inhabits the rocky or stony bottoms of rocky streams. The streams are well oxygenated but during the summer dry season, they become hypoxic. L. mediadiposalis may be able to absorb oxygen through the skin during this period. Etymology: –alis, adjectival suffix: media-, middle, presumably referring to high and long adipose fin centered on back between dorsal and caudal fins.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Amblycipitidae

Distribution:

Asia: Rivers of Natong, Kokson, Yongsan, Kim and Tchongchin, Korea. Type locality: River Rakuto at Bun-kei, Chosen, Korea.

Size:

12.0cm (4¾inch)

Temp:

18-22°C (63-71°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.5.

IUCN Red List

This species is observed in central and southern parts of the Korean Peninsula, where it is endemic. Despite evidence to suggest that some habitats along the Geum River have been destroyed, no major threats to the species have been identified so far and there are no reports of population declines. This species is assessed as Least Concern, but it is recommended that threats and population trends be investigated (IUCN 2023).

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (09/2010).
Jong-Young Park, Ik-Soo Kim and So-Young Kim. Structure and Histochemistry of the Skin of a Torrent Catfish, Liobagrus mediadiposalis. Environmental Biology of Fishes Volume 66, Number 1, 3-8.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.
Won, S.-Y. 2023. Liobagrus mediadiposalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.

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Liobagrus mediadiposalis
Stamp

Liobagrus mediadiposalis

Liobagrus mediadiposalis
Nammun-ri, Yangyang-eup Yangyang, Gangwon-do

Liobagrus mediadiposalis
Male, Nakdong River, Sancheong-gun, South Korea

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