Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Oriental Weatherloach)


Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Oriental Weatherloach)

Family: Cobitidae

Status: Introduced.

Size: Can grow up to 30.5cm.

Description: Thin cylindrical eel like body; green brown in colour mottled above and pale below with dark spot at the tail.  Covered in mucus and very slippery, 5 pairs of barbless on the mouth.  Rounded tail fin  sexes can be distinguished by the shape of the anal fin.


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Regional distribution

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus is listed in the following regions:

827,415 sightings of 23,514 species from 15,121 members
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