pond loach
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Pond loach; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:53:33.931528+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842)
- Name authority
- (Cantor, 1842)
- Common name
- pond loach
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cobitidae
- Genus
- Misgurnus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCobitidae Swainson, 1838
- subfamilyCobitinae Swainson, 1838
- genusMisgurnus Lacepède, 1803
- speciesMisgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Misgurnus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| mud loachMisgurnus fossilis (Linnaeus, 1758) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Misgurnus mohoity (Dybowski, 1869) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Misgurnus tonkinensis Rendahl, 1937 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Misgurnus amamianus Nakajima & Hashiguchi, 2022 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Misgurnus chipisaniensis Shedko & Vasil'eva, 2022 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Misgurnus buphoensis Kim & Park, 1995 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Misgurnus mizolepis Günther, 1888 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Misgurnus multimaculatus Rendahl, 1944 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Misgurnus nikolskyi Vasil'eva, 2001 | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=991279 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:43NK4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.