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Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: Iksookimia: A Korean name; yongdokensis: Named after Yong-dok-gun, the type locality.
Eponymy: Dr Ik-Soo Kim is a South Korean ichthyologist who is Professor in the Faculty of Biological Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Chonju. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; non-migratory. Temperate
Asia: endemic to rivers flowing to the east coast of Kyong-sangbuk-do, southeastern Korea.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 8.1, range 7 - 8.9 cm
Max length : 8.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13674); common length : 6.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13674)
Usually in clear, slow moving shallow water over sand or small pebbles, or stagnant areas along upper and middle river courses. The species consumes a wide variety of food, including most aquatic algae, small crustaceans and aquatic insect larvae. The spawning season is supposed to be in May.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kim, I.-S. and J.-Y. Park, 1997. Iksookimia yongdokensis, a new cobitid fish (Pisces: Cobitidae) from Korea with a key to the species of Iksookimia. Ichthyol. Res. 44(3):249-256. (Ref. 13674)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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