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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCobitidae
  6. genusMisgurnus
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dojo

Other species in the same genus Misgurnus.

LC, Least Concern
Weatherfish (Misgurnus fossilis)

Weatherfish

Misgurnus fossilis

Cobitidae

Tumen loach

Misgurnus buphoensis

CobitidaeNo free photo yet

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.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dojo (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dojo

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{dojo_2026,
  title = {Dojo (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dojo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}