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Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: Koreocobitis: Composed from Korea + see under Cobitis; naktongensis: Named after its type locality, the Naktong River in Korea (Ref. 42956).
More on authors: Kim, Park & Nalbant.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
Asia: Naktong River, Korea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138736); max. published weight: 24.30 g (Ref. 138736)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Found on rocky bottom of fast-flowing upper streams (Ref. 42956).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kim, I.S., J.Y. Park and T.T. Nalbant, 2000. A new species of Koreocobitis from Korea with a redescription of K. rotundicaudata. Korean J. Ichthyol. 12(2):89-95. (Ref. 42956)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00407 (0.00222 - 0.00749), b=3.03 (2.87 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100). 🛈 |