Dojo
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842)
Status not recordedbony fish
The dojo (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) is a species in the family Cobitidae, order Cypriniformes.
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Quick facts about the dojo
- 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 dojo live?
Not recorded
Is the dojo 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 dojo classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCobitidae
- genusMisgurnus
- SpeciesMisgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842)
Synonyms Cobitichthys dichachrous, Cobitichthys enalios, Cobitichthys polynema, Cobitis anguillicaudata, Cobitis bifurcata, Cobitis cirrhifurcata, Cobitis decemcirrosus, Cobitis haematopterus, Cobitis maculata, Cobitis micropus, Cobitis pectoralis, Cobitis psammismus, Cobitis rubripinnis, Misgurnus aguillicadatus, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus anguillicaudatus, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus formosanus, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus tungting, Misgurnus crossochilus, Misgurnus elongatus, Misgurnus fossilis anguillicaudatus, Misgurnus lividus, Misgurnus mizolepis elongatus, Misgurnus mizolepis grangeri, Misgurnus mizolepis heungchow, Misgurnus mizolepis punctatus, Misgurnus mizolepis unicolor, Misgurnus mohoity leopardus, Misgurnus mohoity yunnan, Misgurnus punctatus, Nemacheilus lividus, Nemachilus lividus, Ussuria leptocephala
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- Dojo loachEnglish
- Japanese weather loachEnglish
- Japanese weatherfishEnglish
- NiqiuEnglish
- Oriental weather loachEnglish
- Oriental weatherfishEnglish
- Pond loachEnglish
- Weather loachEnglish
- Misgurn del JapóCatalan
- piskoř dálnovýchodníCzech
- Kinesisk smerlingDanish
- Asiatischer SchlammpeitzgerGerman
- Misgurno de AsiaSpanish
- AasianmutakalaFinnish
- Loche baromètreFrench
- Misgurnus anguillicaudatusItalian
- ドジョウJapanese
- 미꾸리Korean
- Chinese modderkruiperDutch
- DojôPortuguese
- Амурский вьюнRussian
- väderålSwedish
- МормоҳӣTajik
- Cá Chạch bùnVietnamese
- 土鰍Chinese
- China-SchlammpeitzgerGerman
- Ostasiatischer SchlammpeitzgerGerman
- Cobite di stagno orientaleItalian
- Aziatische modderkruiperDutch
- 旋鰡Chinese
- 旋鰡鼓Chinese
- 河鰡Chinese
- 泥鰍Chinese
- 泥鳅Chinese
- 胡溜Chinese
- 雨溜Chinese
- 魚溜Chinese
Relatives of the dojo
Other species in the same genus Misgurnus.

Weatherfish
Misgurnus fossilis
Amur weatherfish
Misgurnus mohoity
Tumen loach
Misgurnus buphoensis
Chinese weather loach
Misgurnus mizolepis
Nikolsky's loach
Misgurnus nikolskyi
Hanoi weatherfish
Misgurnus tonkinensis
CompareDojo vs WeatherfishDojo vs Amur weatherfishDojo vs Tumen loachDojo vs Chinese weather loach
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the dojo?
The dojo (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) belongs to the family Cobitidae in the order Cypriniformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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