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Weatherfishes
Misgurnus
Misgurnus is a genus of true loaches found in Europe and Asia. The origin of the name Misgurnus comes from the Greek word miseo (to hate) and the Turkish gür (loud), a name given to them due to their habit of becoming very active during barometric pressure changes that occur during thunderstorms. The common names, weather loach or weatherfish, also derive from this behavior. Some species of Misgurnus are eaten, mostly in Asia, and are also sold as pets in the aquarium trade. Their average size can range from 6 inches (150 mm) to over 12 inches (300 mm).
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species
Oriental Weatherfish
speciesMisgurnus anguillicaudatus
Large-scale Loach
speciesMisgurnus dabryanus
European Weatherfish
speciesMisgurnus fossilis
Amur Weatherfish
speciesMisgurnus mohoity
Nikolsky's weatherfish
speciesMisgurnus nikolskyi
Misgurnus chipisaniensis
speciesMisgurnus chipisaniensis
Misgurnus bipartitus
speciesMisgurnus bipartitus
Misgurnus amamianus
speciesMisgurnus amamianus
Misgurnus nahangensis
speciesMisgurnus nahangensis
Tumen loach
speciesMisgurnus buphoensis
Vietnamese weatherfish
speciesMisgurnus multimaculatus
Hanoi weatherfish
speciesMisgurnus tonkinensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89990.