is loach? Loach is a common animal in our country, which can be seen in many places in our country. In terms of category, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus belongs to the genus Misgurnus of the family Misgurnus of the order Cypriniformes of the class Osteichthyes, which is a kind of fish. Their bodies are long and cylindrical, their heads are small, their mouths are horseshoe-shaped, they have whiskers beside their mouths, and their eyes are small. Their swim bladders and dorsal fins are relatively short. The color of their back is greyish brown, the belly is white, and there are some irregular dark spots on the side.
From the point of view of habit characteristics and living environment, loach is a fish living in freshwater, and it is widely distributed in freshwater in China, except for a few areas, it is basically distributed in all provinces. Loach is also a bottom-dwelling fish, which likes to move at the bottom of the water. Especially in the waters where the current is slow and the organisms are abundant, loach can often be seen. From the point of view of feeding habits, loach is also an omnivorous fish, they not only eat animals, but also plants, often eat animals such as insects, tubificidae, zooplankton, plants such as algae, tender plant stems and leaves. Loach can also be cultured artificially, and the number of breeding is generally more.
? Loach is not an eel. Although loach and eel look alike, they are actually two different animals and should not be confused. Misgurnus anguillicaudatus and Monopterus albus are quite different. The key difference is that they are different in category. As mentioned above, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus belongs to the family Cypriniformes, but Monopterus albus belongs to the family Synbranchiidae. It is obvious that they are not the same kind of fish. In addition, they are different in appearance and some key features, such as whiskers. Loaches have obvious whiskers around their mouths, but eels do not. In addition, the habits and characteristics of loach and eel are also different, so the two can not be confused.
