60. Rhynchocypris oxycephalus
(15cm)

R. oxycephalus
collected and photo by Kim, DaeMin
(left- Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul;  right-  Tsushima Island, Japan)
 © 2005 photo by Kim, DaeMin

Habitat: Various conditions of bottom. Usually spring runs, headwaters, small creeks, pools, drains and rice paddies in mountainous region. Feeds on invertebrates and plants.

Range: Native to Northeast Asia:  Russian Far East, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, northeastern China.

Remarks: One of the most common freshwater fish in South Korea. A popular aquarium fish.

* Habitat of Rhynchocypris oxycephalus (Beon Creek : Gwangju county, Gyeonggi Province)