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Liobagrus somjinensis Park & Kim, 2011

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Kim S-h, et al. 2023 (1) taek-guen-im (1)

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Description: Distinguished from its congeners by the following characters; a relatively long dorsal spine (7.3-12.4 % SL) and outer mental barbel (15.3-21.6 % SL), and a short distance from dorsal-fin insertion to adipose-fin origin (13.5-22.0 % SL). Habitat: L. somjinensis is restricted to rivers flowing to the west coast and Geogeum Island, the Somjin, Dongin and Tamjin rivers (Kim S-h, et al. 2023). Colouration: A broad yellowish, vertical, crescent-shaped band in the middle of the caudal fin; deep black colouration on the outer margin of the dorsal, anal, and caudal fins. Etymology: –ensis, suffix denoting place: Somjin River, South Korea, the type locality.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Amblycipitidae

Distribution:

East Asia: Western and southern coasts of Korea and Geogeum Island.

Size:

10.0cm (4ins)

Temp:

18-22°C (63-71°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

This species is widespread across Japan with a stable population trend. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern (IUCN 2019).

Reference:

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2023. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 06/2023 ).
Park, J.-Y. and S.-H. Kim, 2010. Liobagrus somjinensis, a new species of torrent catfish (Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) from Korea. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 21(4):345-352.
Won, S.-Y. 2023. Liobagrus somjinensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.

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Liobagrus somjinensis
Male, Somjin River, Namwon-si, South Korea

Liobagrus somjinensis

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