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Plecoglossus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Ayu sweetfish
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Korea (South) country information
Common names:
Ǔn-ǒ, 은어
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Chyung, M.-K., 1977
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1997
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in every river, especially in the Kyoung-nam province's Mil-ryang river and Jeon-nam province's Seom-jin river. Recorded from the Han, Nakdong and Sumjin rivers (Ref. 58345). Also Ref. 45563, 77001.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chyung, M.-K., 1977
National Database:
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Chyung, M.-K., 1977
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1997
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in every river, especially in the Kyoung-nam province's Mil-ryang river and Jeon-nam province's Seom-jin river. Recorded from the Han, Nakdong and Sumjin rivers (Ref. 58345). Also Ref. 45563, 77001.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chyung, M.-K., 1977
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Osmeriformes (Freshwater smelts) > Plecoglossidae (Ayu fish)
Etymology: Plecoglossus: Greek, pleko, plekein = to fold + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.
Etymology: Plecoglossus: Greek, pleko, plekein = to fold + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.
Issue
All subspecies of Plecoglossus altivelis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) are synonymised under the species in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jul. 2010: Ref. 84883). Please send references, or more studies are needed.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 10 - ? m. Subtropical; 44°N - 23°N