Description
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Reference |
IB0906 |
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Category |
Fishes |
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Family Name |
Loaches - COBITIDAE |
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Common Name |
Oriental Weatherloach/Loche Etang |
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Scientific Name |
Misgurnus fossilis |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
The Oriental Weatherloach prefers slow-flowing waters with muddy or detritus-covered bottoms, and will often bury itself in the substrate, leaving only the head protruding. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |

