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Is loach an amphibian? Where does it live?

Marie Schrader
2020-12-28 01:41:40
Loach is not an amphibian. Misgurnus anguillicaudatus belongs to Osteichthyes, Cypriniformes, and is a fish. Amphibians refer to animals in the amphibian class, which have no intersection with fish, so loach as a fish can not belong to amphibians at the same time. In fact, there is a big difference between loach and amphibians. From the point of view of breathing mode, loach breathes with gills, but many amphibian adults breathe with lungs. From the point of view of living environment, loach lives in water, while amphibians can live on land.
Is loach an amphibian? Where does it live?

1. Is loach an amphibian

? Loach is one of the most common animals in China, which can be seen everywhere. According to the specific category they belong to, they are animals in the order Cypriniformes of the class Osteichthyes, that is to say, they are fish. As a fish, loach also has many characteristics of fish, such as fins from the appearance, gills from the way of breathing and so on. Amphibians refer to animals in the amphibian class, which have no intersection with fish, and the difference between them is relatively large, so loach as a fish can not belong to the category of amphibians at the same time. As a fish

, loach is quite different from amphibians. In terms of the way of respiration, fish mainly use gills to breathe, so does the loach, while amphibians have gills to breathe when they are young, and they can develop lungs when they are adults, and use them to breathe. For example, from the point of view of living environment, fish can not leave water, loach can not live normally without water, while amphibian adults can live on land for a long time. In this respect, loach is not an amphibian.

2. Where

does loach live? As mentioned above, loach belongs to fish and lives in water. Specifically, loach lives in freshwater and belongs to freshwater fish. Loach likes to live in rivers, ponds, lakes and other freshwater areas where there is more silt, that is, the bottom of the freshwater basin. Misgurnus anguillicaudatus is a kind of omnivorous animal, which requires food in the course of life, so they need to live in a place rich in organisms. In addition, from the point of view of the speed of water flow, loach does not like to live in places where the flow is too fast, so it often moves in places where the flow is slow.

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