Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae > Hemibarbus > Hemibarbus mylodon

Hemibarbus mylodon (Spotted barbel)

Synonyms: Barbus mylodon; Gonoproktopterus mylodon; Hamibarbus mylodon; Hypselobarbus mylodon
Language: Czech; Korean; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

Hemibarbus mylodon is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish endemic to Korea. It is commonly called spotted barbel or Korean doty barbel. It inhabits the upper stream of Imjin, Han and Geum River. As of 2008, it is classified as endangered species. H. mylodon is benthopelagic. It has 3–7 dorsal soft rays and 3–5 anal soft rays. The fish has a peculiarity of building a tower of pebbles and sand to protect its eggs.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0