39. Squalidus multimaculatus
(7cm)

S. multimaculatus
 © 2009 photo by Jeon, HyungBae

 Habitat: Coarse sand and mud bottomed and richly vegetated rivers, lakes, and ponds with low to moderate current. Seemingly prefers warm, shallow, and quiet water. Feeds mainly on invertebrates.

 Range: Endemic to the Yangsan Faults Zone in South Korea : north to Gagok River(Samcheok County) and south to Jangan River(Busan). Recently, a great number of individual is found in Samcheokoship River in Samcheok county. This is likely to be a result of an introduction from nearby rivers such as Gagok River and Wangpi River.

* Habitat of Squalidus multimaculatus (Gagok River : Samcheok county, Kangwon Province)