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Chinese Muddy Loach

Misgurnus dabryanus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in China.January 7, February 5, March 26, April 13, May 11, June 11, July 15, August 16, September 10, October 5, November 4, December 7.
China130
Japan18
South Korea17
Beijing Municipality16
Jiangsu Province15
Taiwan Province11
Taiwan11
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region10
Nagano9
Anhui Province9

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderMinnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches · Cypriniformes
FamilyTrue Loaches · Cobitidae
GenusWeatherfishes · Misgurnus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Chinese Muddy Loach with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.