Pond loach
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The pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), also known as the Dojo loach,[2][self-published source?] oriental weatherloach[3] or oriental weatherfish,[4] is a freshwater fish in the loach family Cobitidae. They are native to East Asia, but are also popular as an aquarium fish and introduced elsewhere in Asia and to Europe, America and Australia.[1][5] The alternate name weather loach is shared with several other Cobitidae, including the other members of the genus Misgurnus and the spotted weather loach (Cobitis taenia, commonly known as spined loach). This term comes from their ability to detect changes in barometric pressure before a storm and react with frantic swimming or standing on end.
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Pond loach | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cobitidae |
Genus: | Misgurnus |
Species: | M. anguillicaudatus |
Binomial name | |
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842) | |
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