Liobagrus somjinensis

Liobagrus somjinensis is a species of catfish in the family Amblycipitidae (the torrent catfishes).[2][3] It is known from the western and southern coasts of Korea and Geogeum Island, where it has been found in rivers and tributaries. L. somjinensis can be distinguished physically from other torrent catfish by the unusual length of its dorsal spine and outer mental barbel (7.3–12.4 % of SL and 15.3–21.6 % of SL respectively) and the shortness of the distance from its dorsal-fin insertion point to its adipose-fin point of origin (13.5–22.0 % of SL), as well as by markings and coloration on the fins.[1][2] The caudal fin displays a broad vertical band in its center, yellow in hue and shaped like a crescent, while the dorsal, anal, and caudal fins have deep black colour on their outer margins.[1][2] It grows to 10.1 cm (4.0 in) standard length.[2]

Liobagrus somjinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Amblycipitidae
Genus: Liobagrus
Species:
L. somjinensis
Binomial name
Liobagrus somjinensis
Park & Kim 2011 "2010"[1]

References

  1. Park, J.-Y. & Kim, S.-H. (2011) [2010]. "Liobagrus somjinensis, a new species of torrent catfish (Siluriformes: Amblycipitidae) from Korea" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil. 21 (4): 345–352.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Liobagrus somjinensis" in FishBase. June 2017 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 November 2017). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 10 November 2017.


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