Scientific Name	Misgurnus anguillicaudatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cantor, 1842)	Depth	0 - 10M
Chinese	泥鰍	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰍科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F106　Cobitidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	泥鰍
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	土鰍、胡溜、魚溜、雨溜、河鰡、旋鰡、旋鰡鼓
Distribution in World	Taiwan、Japan、East Asia Continent	Distribution in Taiwan	North、Middle、South、HenChun Semiiland、East
Habitats	Fresh water	Holotype Locality	Chusan Island, China
Synonyms	Cobitis anguillicaudata, Cobitis fossilis, Cobitis fossilis mohoity, Misgurnus aguillicadatus, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus anguillicaudatus, Misgurnus crossochilus, Misgurnus elongatus, Misgurnus fossilis anguillicaudatus, Misgurnus lividus, Misgurnus mizolepis, Misgurnus mizolepis elongatus, Misgurnus mizolepis grangeri, Misgurnus mizolepis multimaculatus ...all 22..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；臺灣淡水及河口魚類誌(陳&方, 1999)；臺灣淡水魚類-壹 鯉形目(陳＆張, 2005)  Cantor, T. E. 1842 Rendahl, H. 1943 Kubota, Z. etc. 1954 Kubota, Z etc. 1955 Kubota, Z etc. 1955 Kubota, Zenziro 1961 Kubota, Zenziro 1961 Kubota, Zenziro 1961 Kubota, Zenziro 1962 Kubota, Zenziro 1962 Kubota, Zenziro 1962 Kubota, Zenziro etc. 1962 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 陳義雄,方力行 1999 陳義雄, 張詠青, 邵廣昭 2005
Specimen List	ASIZP0057059. ASIZP0059774. ASIZP0068865. ASIZP0072581. ASIZP0072582. ASIZP0072583. ASIZP0074473. ASIZP0074653. ASIZP0805264. ASIZP0805265. ASIZP0805266. ASIZP0915264. ASIZP0915265. ASIZP0915266. BMNH1884.5.15.34-35. FRIP00694. mnhn1908-0172. mnhn1908-0173. mnhn1908-0174. mnhn1908-0175. mnhn1908-0176. mnhn1908-0177. mnhn1908-0178. mnhn1908-0179. NMMBP03976. NMMBP04021. NMMBP04023. NMMBP04026. NMMBP04027. NMMBP05898. NMMBP05900. NMMSTP00758. NMNSF00167. NMNSF01233. NMNSF01337. NMNSF01401-A. NMNSF01401-F. NRM10354Holotype. NRM39641Paratype. ...List all 87 records...
Barcode	2011-10-03,張家豪,CO1,100% 2011-10-03,張家豪,CO1,100% 2011-10-03,張家豪,CO1,100%
Common Name	Oriental weatherfish; Pond Loach; Weather loach; Weather loach; Dojo; Amur weatherfish; Amur mud loach; Japanese weatherfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist      2012 Redlist of Fresh Water Fishes::LC
Characteristic	Head slightly compressed, shaped like a blunt awl. Snout short. Mouth inferior, arched. Five barbells, shorter than half of head length, including four maxillary barbells, one pairs of mandibular barbells at corner of mouth and two pairs of barbells on chin. Eye small, on upper side of head. Body cylindrical, elongated, posterior laterally compressed; dorsal and ventral profile horizontal. Scales tiny, cycloid, covered by mucus; head naked; lateral line unapparent. Longitudinal scales：140-170; dorsal fin rays：3+6-7; pelvic fin rays：1+6; anal fin rays：3+5. Pectoral fins end distant from pelvic fin origin; dorsal fin origin at middle between pectoral fin origin and caudal fin base; pelvic fin origin slightly behind dorsal fin origin; caudal fin rounded. Dark brownish dorsally; light yellow ventrally. Irregular dark blotches spread over side of body, dorsal and anal fins; an apparent spot on upper side of caudal fin base.
habitats	Primary freshwater fish; inhabit in any kind of slowing running water, can be found in paddy field, ponds, swamps and channels, especially in water rich in mud and vegetative fragments. Benthic. Polyphagia, feeds on small aquatic insects and vegetative fr
Distribution	Extensively distributed in East Asia, from Japan to Taiwan. Spread on whole island of Taiwan.
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