Misgurnus mizolepis Günther, 1888
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Misgurnus mizolepis Günther, 1888
- Name authority
- Günther, 1888
- 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 mizolepis Günther, 1888
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 |
| pond loachMisgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842) | CobitidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Misgurnus buphoensis Kim & Park, 1995 | 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.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Misgurnus mizolepis hainan Nichols & Pope, 1927 Nichols & Pope, 1927 | synonym |
| Misgurnus mizolepis mizolepis Günther, 1888 Günther, 1888 | synonym |
| Misgurnus mizolepis fukien Nichols, 1925 Nichols, 1925 | synonym |
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.
- Günther, A. (1888). Contribution to our knowledge of the fishes of the Yangtsze-Kiang. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6), 1 (6): 429–435. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938809460763 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:43NKH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.