Misgurnus
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Misgurnus is a genus of loaches
. Commonly known as weatherfishes or weather loaches, they are commonly eaten in Asia.
Loach (fish)
Cobitidae is the family of the true loaches, which are Old World freshwater fish. They occur throughout Eurasia and in Morocco, and inhabit riverine ecosystems. Today, most "loaches" are placed in other families...
. Commonly known as weatherfishes or weather loaches, they are commonly eaten in Asia.
Species
- Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (CantorTheodore Edward CantorTheodore Edward Cantor was a Danish physician, zoologist and botanist.Cantor worked for the British East India Company. He made natural history collections in Penang and Malacca...
, 1842) (Pond Loach) - Misgurnus buphoensis R. T. Kim & S. Y. Park, 1995
- Misgurnus fossilisMisgurnus fossilisMisgurnis fossilis is a species of loach in the genus Misgurnus. It is commonly known as European weatherfish or European weather loach, due to its activity patterns changing when air pressure rises or falls. It feeds on thawed frozen blood worms, small fish, brine shrimp, earthworms and some...
(Linnaeus, 1758) (Weatherfish) - Misgurnus mizolepis Günther, 1888
- Misgurnus mohoity (Dybowski, 1869)
- Misgurnus nikolskyi Vasil'eva, 2001
- Misgurnus tonkinensis Rendahl, 1937