Scientific Name
Paramisgurnus dabryanus  
Pronounce  
Paramisgurnus dabryanus大鱗副泥鰍
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author Dabry de Thiersant, 1872 Depth 0 - 10M
Chinese 大鱗副泥鰍 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鰍科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F106 Cobitidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 大鱗副泥鰍 
Max Length 12 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 紅泥鰍、土鰍、胡溜、魚溜、雨溜 
Distribution in World Taiwan、China   Distribution in Taiwan North、Middle、South 
Habitats Fresh water  Holotype Locality Yangtze River, China 
Synonyms Misgurnus dabryanus, Paramisgurnus dabryamus, Paramisgurnus dabryanus   
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)  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 ASIZP0059843. ASIZP0070442. ASIZP0070946. ASIZP0071029. ASIZP0071035. ASIZP0072267. ASIZP0072584. ASIZP0072585. ASIZP0072586. ASIZP0804430. ASIZP0804431. ASIZP0804432. ASIZP0804433. ASIZP0805267. ASIZP0805268. ASIZP0805269. ASIZP0914430. ASIZP0914431. ASIZP0914432. ASIZP0914433. ASIZP0915267. ASIZP0915268. ASIZP0915269. FRIP00693. NMMBP03964. NMMBP05175. NMMSTP00759. NMNSF01522. NRM10355. NTMP0439. NTMP0865. NTMP1439. NTOUP200910-134. USNM00192918.  
Barcode2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name Weatherfish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     LC 2012 Redlist of Fresh Water Fishes::LC
Characteristic Head slightly compressed, shaped like a blunt awl. Snout short. Mouth inferior, arched. Four maxillary barbells, one pairs of mandibular barbells at corner of mouth, 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:98-120; dorsal fin rays:3+5-7; pelvic fin rays:1+6; anal fin rays:3+4-5. 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 on side of body.
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 Distributed over south from middle China and Taiwan. 
Utility