This study conducted morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses on three presumed natural interspecific hybrids of the genus Sarcocheilichthys, collected from the main stream of the Seomjin River and its tributary, Dongbokcheon Stream, as well as their parent species, S. nigripinnis morii and S. variegatus wakiyae, to identify whether they are natural hybrids and to determine their maternal and paternal species. The results of the molecular phylogenetic analysis clearly demonstrated that the three presumed natural hybrids are indeed natural hybrids of S. nigripinnis morii and S. variegatus wakiyae, with S. nigripinnis morii identified as the maternal species and S. variegatus wakiyae as the paternal species. The three natural hybrids exhibited intermediate or unique morphological traits that were not biased towards either parent species, and distinct morphological characteristics were observed in the dorsal fin and caudal fin. In the water bodies where the natural hybrids were collected, a variety of Acheilognathinae species and spawning hosts coexisted alongside the parent species S. nigripinnis morii and S. variegatus wakiyae. It is presumed that the overlapping spawning periods and locations of S. nigripinnis morii and S. variegatus wakiyae promoted the occurrence of hybrids. The unidirectional occurrence of natural interspecific hybridization is attributed to interspecific competition and population imbalance, and the sneaker behavior of S. variegatus wakiyae males was proposed as an important mechanism.

납자루아과의 어류들과 산란습성이 유사한 중고기 Sarcocheilichtys nigripinis morii의 산란생숙주 선택성과 초기 생활사에서 나타나는 배와 자어의 적응 형질을 조사하였다. 중고기의 수정난은 조사수역에 동소적으로 서식하는 담수산 이매패들 중에서도 엷은재첩과 재첩의 체내에서만 관찰되어 숙주 특이성을 보였다. 산란되는 부위는 이매패의 외투강으로 수정난의 난막이 2배 정도로 크게 팽창하며, 부화 전 기관 형성이 완성되어 운동이 자유로운 el