Oriental Weatherfish (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) | 水產百科網

Misgurnusanguillicaudatus(Cantor,1842).Commonname:OrientalWeatherfish​.SynonymsandOtherNames:dojo,weatherloach,Japaneseweatherfish, ...

Synonyms and Other Names: Oriental Weatherfish, Dojo, Dojo Loach, Weather Loach, Japanese Weatherfish, Amur Weatherfish

Identification: Eel-like body, brown with greenish grey-brown marble markings dorsally, pale silver ventrum. The mouth is small, narrow and subinferior surrounded by six barbels. The lips are thick and fleshy. Short lateral line, not exceeding the length of the pectoral fin. Has a stout spine on its pectoral fin. Dorsal fin origin is above the pelvic fin origin. There are 9 dorsal rays, 6–7 pelvic rays, and 7–8 anal rays. Distinguishing characteristics were given by Berg (1949), Sterba (1973), Masuda et al. (1984), Page and Burr (1991), and Talwar and Jhingran (1992). The species is included in identification keys provided by Nichols (1943), Berg (1949), Moyle (1976), Talwar and Jhingran (1992), and Laird and Page (1996). Illustrations or photographs appeared in Nichols (1943), Berg (1949), Masuda et al. (1984), and Axelrod et al. (1985...