Species Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842)
Oriental Weatherloach
Compiler and date details
28 May 2012 - Dianne J. Bray
2006 - Douglass F. Hoese
- Cobitis anguillicaudata Cantor, T.E. 1842. General features of Chusan, with remarks on the flora and fauna of that island. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1 9(53): 481-493 [485].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 2007.9.17.2, Chusan Island, China; BMNH 2007.9.17.3-10 8 specimens, Chusan Island, China.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Scattered localities in south-eastern Australia; tropical; temperate.
Introduced from Asia.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, SA, Vic: Murray Darling Depression (MDD), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- South Australia: Murray-Darling basin
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Distribution References
- Corfield, J., Diggles, B., Jubb, C., McDowall, R.M., Moore, A., Richards, A. & Rowe, D.K. 2008. Review of the impacts of introduced ornamental fish species that have established wild populations in Australia. Prepared for the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 277 pp. [34]
- Hammer, M.P. & Walker, K.F. 2004. A catalogue of South Australian freshwater fishes, including new records, range extensions and translocations. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 128(2): 85-97 [91]
Ecological Descriptors
Bottom-dweller, freshwater.
General References
Allen, S. 1984. Occurrence of juvenile weatherfish Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Pisces: Cobitidae) in the Yarra River. Victorian Naturalist 101: 240–242 (first confirmed naturalised population in Australia)
Burchmore, J., Faragher, R. & Thorncraft, G. 1989. Occurrence of the introduced oriental weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) in the Wingecarribee River, New South Wales. pp. 38-46 in Pollard, D.A. Introduced and translocated fishes and their ecological effects. Magnetic Island : Proceedings of the Australian Society for Fish Biology Workshop No. 8. [38]
Hammer, M.P. & Walker, K.F. 2004. A catalogue of South Australian freshwater fishes, including new records, range extensions and translocations. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 128(2): 85-97 [91]
Hoese, D.F. 2006. Cobitidae. p. 348 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [348]
Keller, R.P. & Lake, P.S. 2007. Potential impacts of a recent and rapidly spreading coloniser of Australian freshwaters: Oriental weatherloach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus). Ecology of Freshwater Fish 16: 124–132
Lintermans, M. & J. Burchmore 1996. Cobitidae. p. 114 in McDowall, R.M. (ed.). Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp.
Raadik, T.A., Koster, W. & Lintermans, M. 2005. Shame file: alien creature feature No. 1, Oriental weatherloach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842) (Pisces: Cobitidae). Australian Society for Fish Biology Newsletter 35(1): 55–58
Common Name References
Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [363] (Oriental Weatherloach)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Oriental Weatherloach)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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07-May-2013 | 07-May-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |