🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Coreoperca kawamebari
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopteri
Order
Centrarchiformes
Family
Percichthyidae
Genus
Coreoperca
Species
Coreoperca kawamebari
Aucha perch (Coreoperca kawamebari)📸 Photo

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Actinopteri🥩 Carnivore

Aucha perch

Coreoperca kawamebari (Aucha perch · オヤニラミ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)NE (Not Evaluated)

Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List yet.

🇰🇷 Class II endangered wildlife (Korea)

Geological Era
Extant
Diet
Carnivore
Length · Height
11cm · No data
Mass · Top Speed
No data · No data
Habitat & Fossil Locality
Clear, slow-flowing waters in the middle reaches of rivers (10–23 °C)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

  • 💡 Its maximum length of 11 cm is shorter than a ballpoint pen (about 14 cm) (Comparison).
  • 💡 Because it is a protected species designated as Class II endangered wildlife (Korea), it is often discussed alongside efforts to conserve clear, calm streams.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

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📖 1. Overview

The Aucha perch is a small perch-like freshwater fish living in Japan and Korea.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its body grows up to 11 cm in length.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It feeds on aquatic insects and small fish; in May and June, when females lay eggs on aquatic plants, the male guards the eggs and young.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

It is listed as a Class II endangered wildlife (Korea) species on the National List of Species of Korea (National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR)), and Korea is part of its distribution range.

📚 Sources & References

Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.

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DATA & LICENSE

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② Summaries: Wikipedia

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③ Measurements & IUCN Status

Length, mass, and speed are representative estimates from published literature. Conservation status follows IUCN Red List categories (iucnredlist.org).

④ Silhouettes & Scale Diagrams

Silhouettes on the size comparison stage use open-licensed PhyloPic illustrations and custom body diagrams drawn at an exact 1m = 1m scale.

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