68. Zacco platypus
(15cm)

Z. platypus (upper-male;  lower-female)
collected and photo by Kim, DaeMin
(male- Goseong county, Kangwon Province;  female- Gwangju county, Gyeonggi Province)
© 2007 photo by Kim, DaeMin

Habitat: Various bottom conditions of river, drain, reservoirs and lakes. Feeds on invertebrates and plants.

Range: Native to Northeast Asia:  North Korea, South Korea, Japan, eastern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam. Widely introduced to the East Sea slope in South Korea.

Remarks: One of the most common freshwater fish in South Korea. Also a popular aquarium fish. Dominated in disturbed rivers or polluted reservoirs around cities as well as carp, goldfish, and oriental weatherloach.

* Habitat of Zacco platypus (Sindeung River : Sancheong county, Gyeongsangnam Province)