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First record of an established population of Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor, 1842) (Teleostei, Cobitidae) in France

Gaël P.J. Denys, Sébastien Manné

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A population of weatherloach has been detected in the Schadgraben stream at Geispolsheim, near Strasbourg (Rhine catchment, eastern France) in autumn 2021 and identified as the European weatherloach Misgurnus fossilis.Another sixty-three weatherloaches were caught in this location the 19 May 2022.The examination of morphological and molecular data on preserved specimens allows to identify this population as the dojo weatherloch Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, an invasive species.The length-weight relationship of this population highlights its good health and establishment.A review of the knowledges about this invasive species is also done.Monitoring must be put in place in order to follow its propagation, threatening native fishes like the endangered M. fossilis.

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A population of weatherloach has been detected in the Schadgraben stream at Geispolsheim, near Strasbourg (Rhine catchment, eastern France) in autumn 2021 and identified as the European weatherloach Misgurnus fossilis.Another sixty-three weatherloaches were caught in this location the 19 May 2022.The examination of morphological and molecular data on preserved specimens allows to identify this population as the dojo weatherloch Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, an invasive species.The length-weight relationship of this population highlights its good health and establishment.A review of the knowledges about this invasive species is also done.Monitoring must be put in place in order to follow its propagation, threatening native fishes like the endangered M. fossilis.

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A population of weatherloach has been detected in the Schadgraben stream at Geispolsheim, near Strasbourg (Rhine catchment, eastern France) in autumn 2021 and identified as the European weatherloach Misgurnus fossilis.Another sixty-three weatherloaches were caught in this location the 19 May 2022.The examination of morphological and molecular data on preserved specimens allows to identify this population as the dojo weatherloch Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, an invasive species.The length-weight relationship of this population highlights its good health and establishment.A review of the knowledges about this invasive species is also done.Monitoring must be put in place in order to follow its propagation, threatening native fishes like the endangered M. fossilis.

Key concepts: Misgurnus, Cobitidae, Endangered species, Population, Zoology, Biology, Fishery, Teleostei

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