Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Oriental Weatherloach)

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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. Location: Slow silty habitats in the Murrumbidgee Catchment, Snowy and Canberra lakes.

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Albury, Wodonga