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Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842)

Pond loach
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Japan country information

Common names: Dojô, Dojou, ドジョウ
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in Hokkaido (Ref. 37812). Also recorded from Lake Biwa (Ref. 78994). Considered a delicacy in Japan and a cooking method has been developed wherein live dojo are dropped in a pot of cold water containing a block of bean curd (tofu); fish burrow into the tofu and get cooked in it as the water is heated up; the block of tofu when sliced show segments of dojo (Ref. 44091). Status of threat in the 2005 Red Data Book of Shiga Prefecture: data deficient so caution needed (Ref. 79825). Also Ref. 27732, 43281. Status of threat: Data deficient (Ref. 94887).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: anguillicaudatus: To check: Nicolas: Find another reference..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

; Nước ngọt gần đáy; Mức độ sâu 5 - ? m (Ref. 27732).   Subtropical; 5°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060); 53°N - 27°S

Sự phân bố Các nước | Các khu vực của FAO | Các hệ sinh thái | Những lần xuất hiện | Point map | Những chỉ dẫn | Faunafri

Asia: Native to Siberia (Tugur and Amur drainages), Sakhalin, Korea, Japan, China south to northern Vietnam. Europe: Introduced in several localities in Rhine (Germany) and Ticino (Italy, north of Milano) drainages, Aral Sea basin, North America, Australia and Hawaii. This species proved successful in the aquarium fish trade and has also been introduced to other countries (Ref. 1739). At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.

Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 59043); common length : 15.0 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 12193)

Short description Hình thái học | Sinh trắc học

Dorsal view shows the male with larger pectoral fins and the female with fuller abdomen (Ref. 44091). Body is mottled with darker greenish-gray to dark brown markings, against a yellow-brown to brown color; conspicuous adipose crests along the ventral and dorsal mid-lines of the caudal peduncle; 10 barbels; suborbital spine hidden in the skin (Ref. 27732).

Sinh học     Tự điển (thí dụ epibenthic)

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Occurs in rivers, lakes and ponds. Also in swamps and ricefields (Ref. 27732, 119549). Prefers muddy bottoms, where they hide in the muck and leaf litter with only their heads sticking out; prefers muddy bottoms of streams and ponds; in Hawaii, can also be found under mats of honohono (Commelina diffusa and California grass (Brachiara nuatica); feeds on worms, small crustaceans, insects, insect larvae, and other small aquatic organisms (Ref. 44091).

Life cycle and mating behavior Chín muồi sinh dục | Sự tái sinh sản | Đẻ trứng | Các trứng | Sự sinh sản | Ấu trùng

Male wraps his body around the female and stimulates her to release a cloud of eggs, which the male simultaneously fertilizes (Ref. 44091).

Main reference Upload your references | Các tài liệu tham khảo | Người điều phối | Người cộng tác

Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. i-liv + 1-541, 1 map (Ref. 4832)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 September 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Potential pest (Ref. 8923)




Human uses

Các nghề cá: Tính thương mại; Nuôi trồng thủy sản: Tính thương mại; Bể nuôi cá: Tính thương mại; mồi: occasionally
FAO(Nuôi trồng thủy sản: Sản xuất; ; publication : search) | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00455 - 0.00605), b=3.05 (3.01 - 3.09), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Mức dinh dưỡng (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.40 se; based on food items.
Thích nghi nhanh (Ref. 120179):  Trung bình, thời gian nhân đôi của chủng quần tối thiểu là 1.4 - 4.4 năm (Fec=2000 eggs).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (31 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.