The barbel steed is a slender, silver-gray freshwater fish native to East Asia. It searches riverbeds for food with a downward-facing mouth and has a pair of short, whisker-like feelers beside its mouth.
Appearance
Appearance
It has a slim silver-gray body, a pointed snout, and one pair of short by the mouth. Adults can exceed 20 in (50 cm).
Where it lives
Typical habitats
rivers
reservoirs
Range
It is native to East Asia, including Korea, China, and Japan. As of 2018, no introduction to the United States had been recorded.
Preferred conditions
In Japan, it uses slower river reaches with sandy bottoms.
Behavior
Diet
In Japanese rivers, it eats aquatic insects, , algae, and sometimes small fish.