This study was conducted to investigate the skeletal development of bullhead torrent catfish, Liobagrus obesus larvae and to utilize them as basic data for the taxonomic study of Liobagrus larvae. Skeletal development was observed by being divided into cranium, visceral skeleton, shoulder girdle bone, pelvic girdle bone and vertebra. On the first day after hatching, the pre‐larvae had an average total length of 7.92 mm, and a line‐shaped parasphenoid ossified in the cranium. In the jaw bone, the dentary supporting the lower jaw and the maxillary supporting the upper jaw were ossified. In the anterior abdominal vertebrae of the vertebra, seven centrums began to ossify and five neural spines ossified simultaneously. On the 3 day after hatching, pre‐larvae had an average total length of 8.95 mm, and the prefrontal ossified in cranium. The number of abdominal vertebrae was increased to 14, and three parapophysis developed from the front side. On the 24th day after hatching, postlarvae had an average total length of 15.2 mm and the epural bone ossified in coccyx. The parhypural bone was ossified, and ossification of coccyx and pelvic girdle bone was completed. On the 30th day after hatching, the average total length of the juvenile was 17.8 mm, and the ossification of cranium and visceral skeleton was all completed while the preorbital and three suborbitals were ossified in the orbital region of the cranium.

이 연구는 2004년 4월부터 7월까지 충청북도 영동군 금강 지류에서 퉁사리의 산란 습성을 관찰하였고, 반두와 족대로 수정란을 채집하여 전남대학교 자원생물실험실로 옮겨 난 발생 및 자치어 형태 발달을 관찰하였다. 부화는 수온 (평균 )에서 상실기로부터 225시간 15분에 시작하였다. 부화 직후 자어는 전장 (평균 7.66mm)로 난황을 달고 있었고, 입과 항문은 열려 있었으며, 꼬리 말단이 휘어져 있었다. 등지느러미 부분이 융기되었으며, 자어의 근절수는