Hemibarbus mylodon
Formerly Barbus mylodon Berg, 1907 · Belligobio eristigma Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
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Quick factsEdit
Difficulty3 of 8 measures
- Space
- very large tank
- Water
- unknown
- Temp
- unknown
- Diet
- unknown
- Temperament
- unknown
- Social
- needs to be in a group
- Compatibility
- fine with others
Other demands
Each of these can raise the rating on its own, whatever the measures above say.
- Hardiness
- unknown
- Needs a very large tank
Hemibarbus mylodon is a cyprinid endemic to the Korean peninsula, where it occurs throughout North Korea and South Korea. A predominantly riverine fish, it lives in clear, well-oxygenated running water over sand, gravel, rock or mud, and adults tend to form schools just above the substrate in faster-flowing sections.
Etymology
EditHemibarbus: from the Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-), meaning 'half', and the generic name Barbus, to which members appear similar.
mylodon: from the Ancient Greek, meaning 'grinder', and ὀδών (odṓn), meaning ‘toothed', in allusion to the large fourth pharyngeal tooth, which is molariform with a small, round excavation on the upper surface.
Distribution
EditEndemic to the Korean peninsula where it occurs throughout North Korea and South Korea.
Type locality is 'Keumsan River, near Pusan, South Korea.'
Habitat
Write a noteEditDiet
Write a noteEditWild fish feed primarily on benthic macroinvertebrates.
References
- Berg, L. S. (1907). Review of the freshwater fishes of Korea. Zoologicheskogo Muzeya Imperatorskoj Akademii Nauk v. 12, 1-12
- Jang, M.-H., M. C. Lucas and G.-J. Joo (2003). The fish fauna of mountain streams in South Korean national parks and its significance to conservation of regional freshwater fish biodiversity. Biological Conservation 114, 115-126
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