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Amur weatherfish

Misgurnus mohoity (Dybowski, 1869)

Status not recordedbony fish

The amur weatherfish (Misgurnus mohoity) is a species in the family Cobitidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the amur weatherfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the amur weatherfish live?

Not recorded

Is the amur weatherfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the amur weatherfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCobitidae
  6. genusMisgurnus
  7. SpeciesMisgurnus mohoity (Dybowski, 1869)

Synonyms Cobitis fossilis mohoity, Cobitis fossilis var. mohoity, Misgurnus bipartitus, Misgurnus cestoideus, Misgurnus erikssoni, Nemacheilus bipartitus

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Russian weather loachEnglish
  • Snake weatherfishEnglish
  • 黑龙江泥鳅Chinese
  • piskoř tasemnicovitýCzech
  • MarmorvingerjasEstonian
  • MarmorimutakalaFinnish
  • アムールホソドジョウJapanese
  • Noord-Aziatische modderkruiperDutch
  • Вьюн-могойтRussian
  • 北方泥鳅Chinese
  • 黑龍江泥鰍Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the amur weatherfish

Other species in the same genus Misgurnus.

LC, Least Concern
Weatherfish (Misgurnus fossilis)

Weatherfish

Misgurnus fossilis

Cobitidae

Dojo

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

CobitidaeNo free photo yet

Tumen loach

Misgurnus buphoensis

CobitidaeNo free photo yet

CompareAmur weatherfish vs WeatherfishAmur weatherfish vs DojoAmur weatherfish vs Tumen loachAmur weatherfish vs Chinese weather loach

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the amur weatherfish?

The amur weatherfish (Misgurnus mohoity) belongs to the family Cobitidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Amur weatherfish (Misgurnus mohoity). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/amur-weatherfish

MLA

“Amur weatherfish (Misgurnus mohoity).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/amur-weatherfish.

BibTeX
@misc{amur_weatherfish_2026,
  title = {Amur weatherfish (Misgurnus mohoity)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/amur-weatherfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}