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Misgurnus

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Kingdom
  
Scientific name
  
Misgurnus

Higher classification
  
Order
  
Family
  
Cobitidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Pond loach, Misgurnus fossilis, Misgurnus mizolepis

Weather loach misgurnus anguillicaudatus


Misgurnus is a genus of loaches from Europe and Asia. Commonly known as weatherfishes or weather loaches, they are commonly eaten in Asia, while some have found their way into the aquarium trades and sold as pets. The origin of the name Misgurnus comes from the Greek word miseo (to hate) and the Turkish gür (thunder), a name given to them due to their habit of becoming very active during barometric pressure changes that occur during thunderstorms.

Contents

Catch of a weather fish misgurnus fossilis


Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:

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  • Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842) (Pond Loach)
  • Misgurnus buphoensis R. T. Kim & S. Y. Park, 1995
  • Misgurnus fossilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Weatherfish)
  • Misgurnus mohoity (Dybowski, 1869)
  • Misgurnus multimaculatus Rendahl (de), 1944
  • Misgurnus nikolskyi Vasil'eva, 2001
  • Misgurnus tonkinensis Rendahl (de), 1937

  • Misgurnus Misgurnus anguillicaudatus Weather Loach Future Pets 2

    Misgurnus FileMisgurnus fossilis1jpg Wikimedia Commons

    Misgurnus Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

    Misgurnus anguillicaudatus Oriental Weatherfish 2000

    Misgurnus Misgurnus fossilis Wikiwand

    References

    Misgurnus Wikipedia


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