English II
Record shows a total of 17 orders, 39 families, and 220 species of freshwater fish inhabiting South Korea. Among them, 9 species have been designated as Class I Endangered Wild Species by the Ministry of Environment, including the black shiner (Pseudopungtungia nigra), Korean stumpy bullhead (Pseudobagrus brevicorpus), donko (Odontobutis obscura), Miho spine loach (Cobitis choii), Nakdong nose loach (Koreocobitis nakton- gensis), Microphysogobio rapidus, Acheilognathus somjinensis, bullhead torrent catfish (Liobagrus obesus), and Gobiobotia naktongensis. Sixteen species are designated as Class II En- dangered Wild Species, including the slender shiner (Pseudopungtungia tenuicorpa), Amur stickleback (Pungitius sinensis), Japanese aucha perch (Coreoperca kawamebari), Gobiobotia macrocephala, Far Eastern brook lamprey (Le thenteron reissneri), Gobiobotia brevibarba, Acheilognathus signifer, Culter brevicauda, Rhyn- chocypris semotilus, Puan spine loach (Iksookimia pumila), and lenok (Brachymystax lenok tsinlin- gensis).
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