We quantified temporal and spatial changes in the habitat for fish populations, the distribution of mandarin fish(Siniperca scherzeri) and an introduced species, largemouth bass(Micropterus salmoides) in Lake Paro and inflowing streams. The number of fish species identified in Lake Paro and the tributary streams included 10 families, 24 species and 10 families 30 species, respectively. The dominant fish species in Lake Paro were Zacco platypus, Hemibarbus labeo, Squalidus gracilis majimae, S. scherzeri and Tridentiger brevispinis, Z. platypus, Z. koreanus, and S. gracilis majimae in the inflowing streams. Although the habitat segregation for S. scherzeri and M. salmoides occurs, these two species showed the use of the fishes of the family Gobiidae as an important prey item based on IRI analysis. S. scherzeri and M. salmoides preyed mainly on T. brevispinis(67.4 %) and R. brunneus(84.0 %), respectively. The species preyed on by S. scherzeri and M. salmoides were benthic fishes that inhabit shallow water depths around the lake and have little swimming ability.

2002년 12월부터 2003년 9월까지 파로호의 어류상 및 어류군집을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 조사된 어류는 총 12과 45종이었다. 한국고유종은 H. mylodon, A. yanatsutae, C. herzi 등 15종 (33.33％)이었다. 우점종은 Z. platypus (72.41％), 아우점종은 H. labeo (9.75％)였고 우세종은 O. uncirostris amurensis (5.98％), Z. temmincki (2.42％), R.