Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Cypriniformes > Family Cobitidae > Subfamily Cobitinae > Genus Misgurnus

Misgurnus fossilis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Cobitis Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Misgurnus*	Lacepède, 1803	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Cobitis fossilis*	Linnaeus, 1758	objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Bulgarian: viyun; zmiorche; Виюн sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Danish: dyndsmerling sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: grote modderkruiper sources: Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp.

English: mud loach; weather loach; weatherfish; weather-fish sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp.

English-United States: Mud loach; Weather Loach; Weatherfish; Weather-fish sources: english PESI focal point

French: kerlèche; loche d' étang; loche d'etang; loche d'étang; misgurne sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp.

German: Europäischer Schlammpeitzger; Schlammbeißer; Schlammpeitzger sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points;Nijssen, H.; de Groot, S.J. (1987). De vissen van Nederland: systematische indeling, historisch overzicht, het ontstaan van de viskweek, uitheemse vissoorten, determineersleutels, beschrijvingen, afbeeldingen, literatuur, van alle in Nederlandse wateren voor komende zee- en zoetwatervissoorten [Fishes of the Netherlands: systematic classification, historical overview, origins of fish culture, non-indigenous species, determination keys, descriptions, drawings, literature references on all marine and freshwater fish species living in Dutch waters]. KNNV Uitgeverij: Utrecht, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5011-006-1. 224 pp.

Greek: Μισγούρνος sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: cobite di stagno sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: vijūnas sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: piskorz sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Romanian: ţipar; varlan sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: вьюн обыкновенный sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: činklja sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: misgurno sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: balçıkyiyen; taşısıran balık; taşyiyen balığı sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: в'юн; В'юн звичайний

Literature

original description	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.
basis of record	Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology.

Taxon found in 191 publications.

Genbank

Link to Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (124 publications)
Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
GenBank (80 nucleotides; 49 proteins)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Misgurnus fossilis (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154352

Dr Jorg Freyhof. Misgurnus fossilis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=304622