This study was conducted to investigate egg development and larvae morphological
development of catfish and to provide basic data to clarify the genetic
relationship with Siluriformes fish. The mother fish that was used in this study
was caught in the stream of Nakdong River in Uiseong-gun, Gyeongbuk. The
temperature range of the breeding was 23.0-25.0℃ (mean 24.0±1.0℃) and egg size
was 1.62-1.70 mm (mean 1.66±0.05, n=30). Eggs of catfish began hatching at 54
hours and 40 minutes after fertilization. Immediately after hatching, the total
length of larvae was 3.60-3.65 mm (mean 3.62±0.03, n=5) and had an egg yolk
without swimming ability. On the third day after hatching, the larvae at the
medium stage was 8.00-8.65 mm (mean 8.32±0.45) in total length, and two pairs of
whiskers formed around the mouth were elongated. On the 12th day after hatching,
the larvae at the juvenile stage was 16.5-17.0 mm (mean 16.7±0.35) in total
length, and the stem of each fin was in the range, and the juvenile at this
period was morphologically similar to the mother fish.