Liobagrus obesus Son, Kim & Choo, 1987
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Liobagrus obesus, the bull-head torrent catfish, is an endangered species of catfish in the family Amblycipitidae (the torrent catfishes) endemic to South Korea, where it occurs in the middle parts of the Geum, Mangyeong, and Yeongsan rivers. This species reaches a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL.
Wikipedia contributors, Liobagrus obesus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:03:38.570166+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Liobagrus obesus Son, Kim & Choo, 1987
- Name authority
- Son, Kim & Choo, 1987
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Amblycipitidae
- Genus
- Liobagrus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyAmblycipitidae Day, 1873
- genusLiobagrus Hilgendorf, 1878
- speciesLiobagrus obesus Son, Kim & Choo, 1987
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Liobagrus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Liobagrus aequilabris Wright & Ng, 2008 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus anguillicauda Nichols, 1926 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus formosanus Regan, 1908 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus marginatus (Günther, 1892) | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus mediadiposalis Mori, 1936 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus reinii Hilgendorf, 1878 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus chenghaiensis Sun, Ren & Zhang, 2013 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus kingi Tchang, 1935 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus marginatoides (Wu, 1930) | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus nigricauda Regan, 1904 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus somjinensis Park & Kim, 2011 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liobagrus styani Regan, 1908 | AmblycipitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Son, Y.-M.; Kim, I.-S.; Choo, I.-Y. (1987). A new species of torrent catfish, Liobagrus obesus from Korea. Korean Journal of Limnology, 20 (1): 21–29. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3V57M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.