Spawning Season and Growth of Korean Dark Sleeper, Odontobutis platycephala in Jaho Stream, Korea
동사리(Odontobutis platycephala)의 생태적 특징을 연구하기 위해 2022년 1월부터 2022년 12월까지 자호천에서 조사를 실시하였다. 본 종의 서식지 하상구조는 작은돌(cobble)과 조약돌(pebble)이 풍부하였다. 수심은 평균 64(22~153)㎝로 깊었으며, 유속이 0.89(0.42~1.46)m/sec로 빨랐다. 암수 성비는 1 : 1.02 이었고, 채집된 개체의 전장 범위는 38㎜에서 156㎜ 이었다. 전장빈도분포도에 따른 연령은 5월 기준 전장이 38~69㎜는 만 1년생, 70~99㎜는 만 2년생, 100~139㎜는 만 3년생, 140~156㎜는 만 4년생 이상으로 추정되었다. 2차성징으로 생식적 유두(genital papilla)는 암컷의 경우 원통형 모양이며 수컷은 끝이 뾰족하여 원뿔 모양이었다. 암컷의 경우 60~69㎜에서 일부 개체만 성적성숙을 하였고 70㎜ 이상이면 모두 성적성숙을 하였다. 수컷은 70~79㎜에 해당하는 개체 중 일부만 성적성 숙을 하였고 80㎜ 이상에서 모두 성적성숙이 이루어졌다. 산란시기는 5월부터 시작되어 7월에 끝났으며(수온 17~28℃) 산란 성기는 6월로 추정되었다(수온 24℃). 포란수는 평균 988(284~2,722)개 이었고 성숙란은 짙은 노란색 구형으로 직경이 1.46(1.19~1.71)mm 이었다. 전장-체중과의 상관관계식은 BW=0.00000006TL3.12로 상수 a는 0.00000006를, 매개변수 b는 3.12 이었다. 비만도 지수는 평균 K=1.44(0.96~2.26) 이었고 기울기(Slope)는 -0.0007로 음의 값을 나타 내었다.
This study investigated the ecological characteristics of Odontobutis platycephala at Jaho stream from January to December 2022. The riverbed structure of the species’ habitat was rich in cobble and pebble. The water was deep, ranging from 22 to 153 ㎝, with an average of 64 ㎝, and the stream velocity was rapid at 0.89 (0.42-1.46) m/sec. The ratio of females to males was 1:1.02, and the total length of collected individuals ranged from 38 to 156 ㎜. The age according to the total length frequency distribution as of May indicated that the group with a total length of 38-69 ㎜ was one year old, the group with 60-99 ㎜ was two years old, the group with 100-139 ㎜ was three years old, and the group 140-156 ㎜ was four years or older. As a secondary gender characteristic, the genital papilla was cylindrical in females and cone-shaped with a pointed tip in males. Some females with a length ranging from 60 to 69 mm and all females 70 mm or longer were sexually mature. Some males with a length ranging from 70 to 79 mm and all males 80 mm or longer were sexually mature. The spawning season was from May to July, and the water temperature was between 17 ℃ and 28 ℃ during that period. The prosperous spawning season was June (24 ℃). The average number of eggs in the ovaries was 988 (284-2,722) per mature female, and the mature eggs were yellowish and spherical with a mean diameter of 1.46 (1.19-1.71) mm. The correlation between total length and body weight is BW=0.00000006TL3.12 with the constant a as 0.00000006 and the parameter b as 3.12. The mean condition factor (K) was 1.44 (0.96-2.26), and the slope was negative at -0.0007