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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Siniperca scherzeri

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopteri

Order

Centrarchiformes

Family

Percichthyidae

Genus

Siniperca

Species

Siniperca scherzeri

Actinopteri🥩 Carnivore

Leopard mandarin fish

Siniperca scherzeri (Leopard mandarin fish · コウライケツギョ)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)DD (Data Deficient)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

37.4cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

607.3g · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Clear, rocky rapids in the middle reaches of large rivers; rivers flowing into the Yellow Sea and South Sea of Korea

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its maximum weight of 607 g is about 100 g heavier than a 500 mL bottle of water (Comparison).
💡 The yellow-colored "Hwangssogari" (Korean name) is the same species with only a change in body color (National List of Species of Korea).
💡 In Korea, it can be seen in rivers flowing into the Yellow Sea and South Sea (National List of Species of Korea).

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.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)34

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#쏘가리#Siniperca scherzeri

📖 1. Overview

The leopard mandarin fish is a freshwater fish living in the middle reaches of large rivers with clear, fast-flowing water and many rocks. The IUCN (2012) assessed it as Data Deficient (DD).

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its body is elongated and laterally flattened, and the lower jaw is longer than the upper jaw. Round brown and black blotches are scattered on a yellowish-brown background, and the fins bear sharp spines.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It mainly preys on fish and hides well in crevices between rocks and stones. From late May to early July, it spawns at night on gravel bottoms.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

According to the National List of Species of Korea, it lives in rivers flowing into the Yellow Sea and South Sea, and the yellow-bodied "Hwangssogari" (Korean name) is a color variant of the same species.