Japanese Weather Loach
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 947
- Most observed in
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), also known as the Dojo loach, oriental weatherloach or oriental weatherfish, 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. 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Pond loach”.