Hemibarbus longirostris (REGAN, 1908)

SynonymsTop ↑

Acanthogobio longirostris Regan, 1908; Hemibarbus shingtsonensis Shaw, 1930; Paraleucogobio cheni Wu, 1931

Etymology

Hemibarbus: from the Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-), meaning ‘half’, and the generic name Barbus, to which members appear similar.

longirostris: from the Latin longus, meaning ‘long’, and rostrum, meaning ‘snout’, in allusion to this species’ extended snout.

Classification

Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae

Distribution

Native to far eastern Asia, including northeastern China, southeastern Russia, the Korean peninsula, and Japan.

Type locality is ‘Chong-ju, South Korea’.

Habitat

A predominantly riverine fish preferring clear, well-oxygenated, running waters with substrates of sand, gravel, rock or mud, where adults tend to form schools just above the substrate in slower-moving sections.

Maximum Standard Length

200 – 250 mm.

Diet

Wild individuals are known to feed on benthic crustaceans, insects, molluscs, and other macroinvertebrates.

References

1. Regan, C. T., 1908 - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1908 (pt 1): 59-63
   The Duke of Bedford's Zoological Exploration in eastern Asia - VIII. A collection of freshwater fishes from Corea.
2. Jang, M.-H., M. C. Lucas and G.-J. Joo, 2003 - Biological Conservation 114: 115-126
   The fish fauna of mountain streams in South Korean national parks and its significance to conservation of regional freshwater fish biodiversity.