2007년 10월부터 2008년 10월까지 하천차수에 따른 금강수계에서 피라미, Zacco platypus를 대상으로 서식지 평가를 실시하였다. 하천차수에 따라 28개 지점을 설정하여 모니터링을 실시하여 총 2,362마리를 채집하였다. 3차하천 이상에서 수심 및 유속은 0.8m와 $0.8;m;s^{-1}$에서 대부분 서식하는 것으로 나타났다. 전장 8~10 cm, 유속 $0.3;m;s^{-1}$, 수심 0.4 m, 모래 (0.1~1.0 mm)~굵은자갈 (50.0~100.0 mm), 유수역에서 가장 많이 서식하였다. 전장 6.9 cm 이상에서 암수구별이 가능하였으며, 이에 따라 수컷과 암컷에서 전장 (total length, TL)과 체중(body weight, BW)의 상대성장식은 각각 $BW=0.0068{ imes}TL^{3.0274}$ ($r^2=0.9102$) 및 $BW=0.0075{ imes}TL^{2.9995}$ ($r^2=0.8517$) (n=1059)로 나타났다. 부화일수(days after parturition, DAP) TL=0.0108DAP+1.5795 ($r^2=0.9721$)로 나타났다. 식에 의해 6.9 cm일때 무게는 2.7 g (수컷)과 2.4 g (암컷)로 나타나 부화일수로부터 약 490일 성장한 것으로 추정되었다.
We assessed the physical habitat conditions of pale chub (Zacco platypus) considering various stream order in the Geum river basin. Field monitoring was conducted for ecological and habitat conditions for 28 sites from October 2007 to October 2008. The number of Z. platypus sampled during this period was 2,362. In more than 3rd stream, water depth and velocity showing the highest number of samples were 0.8 m and $0.8;m;s^{-1}$, respectively. In addition, the highest number of samples was observed under the condition of total length (TL) (8~10 cm), velocity ($0.3;m;s^{-1}$), water depth (0.4 m), substrate size (send, 0.1~1.0 mm~coarse gravel, 50.0~100.0 mm) and habitat type (run). Based on the monitoring data (n=1059) the relationship between body weight (BW) and TL in male and female were estimated as $BW=0.0068{ imes}TL^{3.0274}$ ($r^2=0.9102$) and $BW=0.0075{ imes}TL^{2.9995}$ ($r^2=0.8517$), respectively. Growth equations on days after parturition (DAP) to the TL were estimated as TL=0.0108DAP+1.5795 ($r^2=0.9721$). By equations (TL 6.9 cm), BW were 2.7 g (male) and 2.4 g (female), and DAP was about 490 days.
