Fish and Shell Fish
Upo provides a sanctuary for a number of different fish species, both native and invasive. Also the abundance of shell fish provide food for the larger animals occupying Upo.
| Snakehead | This is a fish commonly found in the calm waters of a wetland with almost no wave movement. The Snakehead is also referred to as the “tyrant of freshwater.” |
| Crucian Carp | Found throughout the wetland due to its highly adaptive nature, the Crucian Carp maintains an omnivorous diet of insects, shell fish, seeds, leafs, stalks of plants and other organic material. |
| Catfish | Catfish live in relatively shallow waters around the wetland that has low fluid speed and mud on the bottom. The Catfish is nocturnal and feeds primarily on fry and small animals. |
| Rosy Bitterling | A flat fish with a small mouth, the Rhodeus ocellatus can be found throughout the wetlands. During the breeding season the male’s eyes, chest, abdomen and fins change different colors to attract mates. |
| Fighting Fish | As flat as a willow leaf and as common as the Crucian Carp, the Fighting Fish is frequently found in the upper stream of Topyeongcheon (stream) surrounded by a lot of water planets and slow moving water. |
| Rice paddy Freshwater Snail | Rice Paddy Freshwater Snails can be found crawling on the muddy floor or living in the leaves or stalks of water chestnuts. The snails primarily feed on germs and bacteria in the mud, keeping the water of the wetland from getting rot. |
| Daechingi | Living on the floor of the wetland like the Rice Paddy Freshwater Snail, the Daechingi is a kind of clam that has suffered a decline in its population due to increased amounts of pollution. |
| Mussel | The Mussel has a thick, large, black shell, easily distinguishable from similar species by a growth vein and a distinctively dark brown ligament. |
| Freshwater Snail | Slightly longer than the Rice Paddy Freshwater Snail, the Freshwater Snail filters out mud by moving as though it were painting a picture. |
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