Liobagrus obesus

Liobagrus obesus
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Amblycipitidae
Genus:	Liobagrus
Species:	L. obesus
Binomial name
Liobagrus obesus Son, I. S. Kim & Choo, 1987

Liobagrus obesus, the bull-head torrent catfish, is an endangered 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][2] This species reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.[3]

Habitat and ecology

L. obesus inhabits gravel and rock bottoms in areas with slow water velocity.[2]

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.[2]

References

1. Won, S.-Y. (2023). "Liobagrus obesus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T148448139A148448152. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T148448139A148448152.en.
2. 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.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Liobagrus obesus". FishBase. June 2014 version.

External links

"Liobagrus obesus Son, Kim & Choo, 1987". PlanetCatfish.