Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Oriental Weatherloach)

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Oriental Weatherloach)

Family: Cobitidae

Status: Introduced.

Size: Can grow up to 30.5cm.

Description: Thin cylindrical eel like body; green brown in colour mottled above and pale below with dark spot at the tail.  Covered in mucus and very slippery, 5 pairs of barbless on the mouth.  Rounded tail fin  sexes can be distinguished by the shape of the anal fin.

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands  |  Albury, Wodonga

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