obesus, Liobagrus Son [Y.-M.], Kim [I.-S.] & Choo [I.-Y.] 1987:22, Figs. 1, 5b [Korean Journal of Limnology v. 20 (no. 1); ref. 9135] Kum River, Cho'gang-ri, Simch'on-myon, Yongdong, Ch'ungch'ongbug-do province, South Korea. Holotype: SUBC 2101. Paratypes: SUBC 2102-2109 (8), CNU 9434-9439 (6). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:20 [ref. 29155] •Valid as Liobagrus obesus Son, Kim & Choo 1987 -- (Chen & Lundberg 1995:794 [ref. 21890], Burgess & Finley 1996:165 [ref. 22901], Kim 1997:335 [ref. 24032], Kim & Park 2002:258 [ref. 25913], Choi et al. 2003:186, 525 [ref. 26218], Ferraris 2007:20 [ref. 29155], Park & Kim 2011:345 [ref. 31192], Sun et al. 2013:376 [ref. 32532], Kim et al. 2015:273 [ref. 33939], Xie & Zhang 2018:75 [ref. 36129], Chen et al. 2021:398 [ref. 38251], Xie et al. 2022:11 [ref. 39369], Kim et al. 2023:327 [ref. 40519]). Current status: Valid as Liobagrus obesus Son, Kim & Choo 1987. Amblycipitidae. Distribution: East Asia: Geum, Yeongsan and Mangyeong River drainages, western Korean Peninsula. Habitat: freshwater.