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The first record of Misgurnus anguillicaudatus in Germany
Author(s) -
Freyhof J.,
Korte E.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00606.x
Subject(s) - misgurnus , biology , cobitidae , china , population , zoology , ecology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , demography , archaeology , geography , sociology
Oriental weatherfish Misgurnus anguillicaudatus , from southern China, have been imported to Germany in large numbers for the garden pond trade. The first record of M. anguillicaudatus from Central Europe, a population that has been established for at least 14 years in a small nature reserve in Germany, is detailed.