Although Taiwan's freshwater fish, unlike most fish found at tropical latitudes, are not particularly fetching in appearance, the ku fish is quite pretty.
一般來說，熱帶魚類外形富繽紛多樣的色彩、亮麗奇特的形狀，而台灣處於亞熱帶，淡水魚通常沒有吸引人的外觀，但是生活在山谷溪流中的高身魚外表卻頗為漂亮，有人形容它為「銀白色的驚嘆號」！