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Species profile—Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (oriental weatherloach)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Cobitidae (loaches) → Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (oriental weatherloach)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Cobitidae (loaches)
Scientific name
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842)
Common name
oriental weatherloach
WildNet taxon ID
26942
Alternate name(s)
weather loach
Japanese weatherloach
weatherfish
Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
Restricted Matter
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Feral Animal
Species environment
Aquatic

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26942.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024