Misgurnus is a genus of true loaches found in

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. 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

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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'' (

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, 1842) (pond loach, oriental weatherfish) * '' Misgurnus bipartitus'' ( Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874) * '' Misgurnus buphoensis'' R. T. Kim & S. Y. Park, 1995 * '' Misgurnus chipisaniensis'' Shedko & Vasil'eva, 2022 * '' Misgurnus dabryanus'' ( Guichenot, 1872) * '' Misgurnus fossilis'' (

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, 1758) (weatherfish) * '' Misgurnus mohoity'' ( Dybowski, 1869) * '' Misgurnus multimaculatus'' Rendahl ( de), 1944 * '' Misgurnus nahangensis'' (

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& Bui, 2009) * '' Misgurnus nikolskyi'' Vasil'eva, 2001 * '' Misgurnus tonkinensis'' Rendahl, 1937

References

Cobitidae {{Cobitidae-stub

Species

See also

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