2011년 4~6월까지 충청북도 괴산군 청천면 달천 (조사지점 1)과 단양군 가대면 어상천 일대(조사지점 2)에서 묵납자루의 산란숙주조개 선호도를 실시하였다. 조사지점 1의 자연상태에서 묵납자루의 산란숙주조개 내 산란율은 곳체두드럭조개에 63.6%, 작은말조개 2.1%로 나타났고 작은대칭이와 칼조개에서 산란된 개체는 없었다. 묵납자루가 산란한 알 및 자어의 수는 곳체두드럭조개 1~41 ($12.0{pm}9.21$)개, 작은말조개 6개였다. 실험 1의 결과 묵납자루는 곳체두드럭조개에만 산란하였고 산란율은 60%였으며, 산란한 알 및 자어의 수는 1~19 ($6.8{pm}5.44$)개였다. 실험 2에서 묵납자루는 곳체두드럭조개, 작은말조개, 작은대칭이 모두에 산란하였고 산란율은 각각 75.0, 42.9, 21.4%였으며, 산란한 알 및 자어의 수는 각각 1~35 ($13.0{pm}8.80$)개, 1~26 ($5.2{pm}6.92$)개, 2~19 ($8.6{pm}5.64$)개였다. 실험 3에서 묵납자루는 곳체두드럭조개에만 산란하였고 산란한 알은 2~10 ($6.7{pm}4.16$)개였다. 묵납자루는 1종의 조개에만 산란하는 특이종(specialist)이라기보다는 일반종(generalist)이라고 생각되며, 곳체두드럭조개를 가장 선호하는 것으로 나타났다.
Host species preference of Acheilognathus signifer for spawning in freshwater mussels was investigated at the part of the Dalcheon Stream (site 1) and the Gaedaecheon Stream (site 2) in Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea from April to June (spawning period) 2011. The spawned mussel rate of A. signifer at the study site 1 (wild condition) was 63.6% in Lamprotula leai and 2.1% in Unio douglasiae sinuolatus. It was not found in Anodnta arcaeformis flavotincta and Lanceolaria grayana. The number of eggs, larvae, or both of A. signifer at the study site 1 (wild condition) was 1~41 ($12.0{pm}9.21$) in L. leai and 6 in U. d. sinuolatus. As a result of experiment 1, A. signifer was only spawned in L. leai with 60% of spawned mussel rate and the number of eggs, larvae, or both was 1~19 ($6.8{pm}5.44$). According to experiment 2, A. signifer was spawned in all mussels. Spawned mussel rate of A. signifer was 75.0% in L. leai, 42.9% in U. d. sinuolatus and 21.4% in A. a. flavotincta and the number of eggs, larvae, or both was 1~35 ($13.0{pm}8.80$) in L. leai, 1~26 ($5.2{pm}6.92$) in U. d. sinuolatus and 2~19 ($8.6{pm}5.64$) in A. a. flavotincta. Experiment 3 showed A. signifer was solely spawned in L. leai and the number of egg was from 2 to 10 ($6.7{pm}4.16$). This study confirmed A. singifer is not so much generalist as specialist. We found the most preference species for spawning in the mussels by A. signifer was L. leai.
