16. Rhodeus notatus
(5.5cm)

R. notatus (left- male;  right- female)
collected and photo by Kim, DaeMin
(Gyeongsan county, Gyeongsangbuk Province)
 © 2007 photo by Kim, DaeMin

R. notatus
collected by Kim, DaeMin., Kim, HiJoong. and Jeon, HyungBae
(Sooncheon county, Jeollanam Province)
© 2009 by Jeon, HyungBae

Habitat: Mud and sand bottomed and richly vegetated rivers, lakes, and drains with low to moderate current. Feeds on planktons and invertebrates.

Range: Yellow Sea slope: eastern China and western Korean Peninsula.

Remarks: As well as the other bitterlings, R.notatus spawns in freshwater mussel. A popular aquarium fish in South Korea.

* Habitat of Rhodeus notatus (Moonsan River: Paju county, Gyeonggi Province)