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Is eel a loach?

No, loach is not even a fish, but eel is of course a fish. Eel is the meat or the whole body of eel, an animal of the family Anguilla. Eel is a fish, similar to a snake, but without scales, and is generally found in the sea area where salt water and fresh water meet. It is mainly distributed in the Yangtze River, Minjiang River, Pearl River basin, and Hainan Island in China. Loach belongs to the order Cypriniformes, family Cobitidae, subfamily Cypriniformes. There are no fine scales on the head; the body scales are very small.

No! To be precise, mud worms are not fish worms at all.

Loaches are much smaller than eels.

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Introduction to Taiwan eel

Taiwan eel belongs to the family Cobitidae. Known as the "ginseng in the water" and the "king of loaches", it has the characteristics of large size, fast growth, and strong adaptability. Jinhua Xinnai Hengyuan Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. introduced it to the mainland for breeding in 2011. Taiwan eel originated from Tainan County, Taiwan. In ancient times, Taiwan was connected to the mainland. Later, due to crustal movement, the connected part sank into the sea, forming a strait and the emergence of Taiwan Island. It is because of the separation of the Taiwan Strait that different geographical features and different varieties have been formed. Taiwan eel has evolved slowly over thousands of years in such a large environment. The body is 3-4 times larger than that of ordinary loaches, and can reach 16 to 20 cm in length. It has a round body, small scales under the skin, dark blue in color, and 5 pairs of whiskers. The scales are extremely small, liquid flat and round, and buried under the skin. The back and sides of the body are gray and black, with many small black spots all over the body. There are also many black spots on the head and fins. The spots on the dorsal and caudal fin membranes are arranged in rows. The body is covered with its own mucus, which is slippery and difficult to hold. It has high nutritional value and tastes good. It has the taste of both eel and loach. It can also be used as medicine. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that loach has the effect of warming the middle and replenishing qi; it has certain medicinal effects on quenching thirst, sobering up, promoting urination, strengthening yang, and astringing hemorrhoids. It has good therapeutic effects on hepatitis, night sweats in children, hemorrhoids, skin itching, traumatic injuries, finger furuncles, impotence, ascites, mastitis, etc.