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Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842)
ORIENTAL WEATHERFISH
Oriental Weatherloach; Cobitis anguillicaudata Cantor, 1842

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Misgurnus anguillicaudatus ( Cantor , 1842 )

Pond loach Upload your photos  and  videos
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: anguillicaudatus: To check: Nicolas: Find another reference. .

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; depth range 5 - ? m (Ref. 27732 ). Subtropical; 5°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060 ); 53°N - 27°S

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Asia: Native to Siberia (Tugur and Amur drainages), Sakhalin, Korea, Japan, China south to northern Vietnam. Europe: Introduced in several localities in Rhine (Germany) and Ticino (Italy, north of Milano) drainages, Aral Sea basin, North America, Australia and Hawaii. This species proved successful in the aquarium fish trade and has also been introduced to other countries (Ref. 1739 ). At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 59043 ); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193 )

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal view shows the male with larger pectoral fins and the female with fuller abdomen (Ref. 44091 ). Body is mottled with darker greenish-gray to dark brown markings, against a yellow-brown to brown color; conspicuous adipose crests along the ventral and dorsal mid-lines of the caudal peduncle; 10 barbels; suborbital spine hidden in the skin (Ref. 27732 ).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274 ); Occurs in rivers, lakes and ponds. Also in swamps and ricefields (Ref. 27732 , 119549 ). Prefers muddy bottoms, where they hide in the muck and leaf litter with only their heads sticking out; prefers muddy bottoms of streams and ponds; in Hawaii, can also be found under mats of honohono ( Commelina diffusa and California grass ( Brachiara nuatica ); feeds on worms, small crustaceans, insects, insect larvae, and other small aquatic organisms (Ref. 44091 ).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Male wraps his body around the female and stimulates her to release a cloud of eggs, which the male simultaneously fertilizes (Ref. 44091 ).

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran , 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. i-liv + 1-541, 1 map (Ref. 4832 )

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )

  Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 20 September 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361 )

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Potential pest (Ref. 8923 )





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial; bait: occasionally FAO - Aquaculture: production ; ; Publication: search | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00455 - 0.00605), b=3.05 (3.01 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.2   ±0.40 se; based on food items. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=2000 eggs). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Unknown .

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