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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Pseudopungtungia nigra

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopteri

Order

Cypriniformes

Family

Cyprinidae

Genus

Pseudopungtungia

Species

Pseudopungtungia nigra

Actinopteri🥩 Carnivore

Black shinner

Pseudopungtungia nigra (Black shinner · Black shinner)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)VU (Vulnerable)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

🇰🇷 Class I endangered wildlife (Korea)

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

10.6cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Gravel bottoms with clear flowing water in the Geum and Mangyeong Rivers

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its body length of about 10.6 cm is shorter than a ballpoint pen (about 14 cm) (Comparison).
💡 Entrusting its eggs to another fish's spawning nest is the same strategy as a cuckoo laying its eggs in another bird's nest (Comparison).

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 black shinner is a small cyprinid freshwater fish found only in rivers such as the Geum and Mangyeong Rivers, marked by a broad black band along its side.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

The body is elongated and slightly compressed, with a horseshoe-shaped mouth on the underside of the snout. Two black bands cross the dorsal and pelvic fins.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It feeds mainly on aquatic insects such as chironomid larvae, and from April to June it practices brood parasitism by depositing its eggs in the spawning nests of the Korean perch (Coreoperca herzi).