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Misgurnus
Misgurnus is a genus of true loaches found in Europe and Asia. The origin of the name ''Misgurnus'' comes from the Greek word (to hate) and the Turkish (loud), a name given to them due to their habit of becoming very active during barometric pressure changes that occur during thunderstorms. The common names, weather loach or weatherfish, also derive from this behavior. Some species of misgurnus are eaten, mostly in Asia, and are also sold as pets in the aquarium trade. Their average size can range from 6 to over 12 inches. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * '' Misgurnus amamianus'' Nakajima & Hashiguchi, 2022Jun Nakajima and Yasuyuki Hashiguchi. 2022. A New Species of the Genus Misgurnus (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae) from Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Zootaxa. 5162(5); 525-540. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5162.5.4 * '' Misgurnus anguillicaudatus'' (Cantor, 1842) (pond loach, oriental weatherfish) * '' Misgurnus bipartitus'' ( Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misgurnus Nikolskyi
Misgurnus is a genus of Cobitidae, true loaches found in Europe and Asia. The origin of the name ''Misgurnus'' comes from the Greek word (to hate) and the Turkish language, Turkish (loud), a name given to them due to their habit of becoming very active during barometric pressure changes that occur during thunderstorms. The common names, weather loach or weatherfish, also derive from this behavior. Some species of misgurnus are eaten, mostly in Asia, and are also sold as pets in the aquarium trade. Their average size can range from 6 to over 12 inches. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * ''Misgurnus amamianus'' Jun Nakajima, Nakajima & Yasuyuki Hashiguchi, Hashiguchi, 2022Jun Nakajima and Yasuyuki Hashiguchi. 2022. A New Species of the Genus Misgurnus (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae) from Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Zootaxa. 5162(5); 525-540. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5162.5.4 * ''Misgurnus anguillicaudatus'' (Theodore Edward Cantor, Cantor, 1842) (pond loach, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misgurnus Amamianus
Misgurnus is a genus of true loaches found in Europe and Asia. The origin of the name ''Misgurnus'' comes from the Greek word (to hate) and the Turkish (loud), a name given to them due to their habit of becoming very active during barometric pressure changes that occur during thunderstorms. The common names, weather loach or weatherfish, also derive from this behavior. Some species of misgurnus are eaten, mostly in Asia, and are also sold as pets in the aquarium trade. Their average size can range from 6 to over 12 inches. Species There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus: * '' Misgurnus amamianus'' Nakajima & Hashiguchi, 2022Jun Nakajima and Yasuyuki Hashiguchi. 2022. A New Species of the Genus Misgurnus (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae) from Ryukyu Islands, Japan. Zootaxa. 5162(5); 525-540. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5162.5.4 * ''Misgurnus anguillicaudatus'' (Cantor, 1842) (pond loach, oriental weatherfish) * ''Misgurnus bipartitus'' ( Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misgurnus Anguillicaudatus
The pond loach (''Misgurnus anguillicaudatus''), also known as the Dojo loach, oriental weatherloachGomon, M.F. & Bray, D.J. (2020)Oriental Weatherloach, ''Misgurnus anguillicaudatus'' (Cantor 1842) ''Fishes of Australia'', Museums Victoria. Retrieved 2 February 2023. or oriental weatherfish, is a freshwater fish in the loach family Cobitidae. They are native to East Asia, but are also popular as an aquarium fish and introduced elsewhere in Asia and to Europe, America and Australia. The alternate name weather loach is shared with several other Cobitidae, including the other members of the genus ''Misgurnus'' and the spotted weather loach (''Cobitis taenia'', commonly known as spined loach). This term comes from their ability to detect changes in barometric pressure before a storm and react with frantic swimming or standing on end. Description Wild pond loaches can grow up to long, but may only reach a length of in captivity. They also come in a variety of colors, such as pink, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misgurnus Fossilis
The weatherfish (''Misgurnus fossilis'') is a species of true loach that has a wide range in Europe and some parts of Asia. It is an omnivorous scavenger bottom feeder, using its sensitive barbels to find edible items. The diet mostly consists of small aquatic invertebrates along with some detritus. The weatherfish is long and thin which allows it to burrow through the substrate and navigate through places that deeper bodied fish would have trouble with. It grows up to in total length, though there are fishermen who say they have caught longer, up to . If true, this would make ''Misgurnus fossilis'' the largest species of true loach. This loach has a very wide range, especially in Europe. It occurs north of the Alps, from the Meuse River in western Europe all the way to the Neva River in northwestern Russia. It also occurs in the northern part of the Black Sea basin from the Danube River to the Kuban River, and in the Caspian Sea in the River Volga and River Ural drainages. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misgurnus Dabryanus
''Misgurnus dabryanus'', the large-scale loach is a species of true loach that is native to Mainland China, Hainan, Taiwan, Korea, and the Russian Far East. It can be found in water bodies such as the Yangtze Basin, Pearl River, Amur River, and various other drainages. There are several known invasive populations in places such as Barcelona, the San Joaquin River in California, and the majority of Japan. The large-scale loach is typically brown, grey, or golden in color with mottled or speckled black dots, which leads to it sometimes called a "peppered loach" when sold at pet stores (though it is more often misidentified as the pond loach instead). It is a small loach, growing between TL. The diet and behaviors of the large-scaled loach are just about the same as other true loaches. This loach is an omnivorous scavenging bottom feeder, and is equipped with three pairs of barbels used to detect edible items. They are able to breathe atmospheric oxygen, which allows it to survive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobitidae
Cobitidae, also known as the true loaches, is a family of Old World freshwater fish. They occur throughout Eurasia and in Morocco, and inhabit riverine ecosystems. Today, most " loaches" are placed in other families (see below). The family includes about 260 described species. New species are being described regularly.Perdices, A., Bohlen, J., Šlechtová, V. & Doadrio, I. (2016): Molecular Evidence for Multiple Origins of the European Spined Loaches (Teleostei, Cobitidae). ''PLoS ONE, 11 (1): e0144628.'' Description and ecology The body forms of the Cobitidae tend to be vermiform – worm-shaped, long and thin. Most true loaches do not have true scales, and like many other Cypriniformes or catfishes, they have barbels at their mouths (usually three to six pairs). Some other traits typically found in this family are a small bottom-facing mouth suited to their scavenging benthic lifestyle, an erectile spine below the eye, and a single row of pharyngeal (throat) teeth. True l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
