Editing Loach

{{Fish Header}}
{{Infobox Fish
|name = loach
|ja-name = ドジョウ
|ko-name = 미꾸라지
|zh-name = 泥鳅
|zht-name = 泥鰍
|fr-name = Loche d'étang
|es-name = Locha
|it-name = Cobite
|de-name = Bachschmerle
|nl-name = Modderkruiper
|ru-name = Вьюн
|image = Loach NH.png
|icon = Loach NH Icon.png
|scientific name = {{wp|Misgurnus anguillicaudatus}}<br><small>(pond loach)</small>
|family = {{wp|Cobitidae}} <small>(true loaches)</small>
}}
The '''loach''' is a [[river]] [[fish]] in the {{SER}} introduced in {{DnM}}. It appears as a small shadow that can be found in [[river]]s all day exclusively during [[spring]].

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==Catch details==
===In {{PG|nolink}}===
{{PGFishInfo
| name = loach
| number = 11
| num-dnm = 11
| num-plus = 11
| num-pg = 11
| num-e-plus = 11
| icon = Loach PG Icon.png
| sprite = Loach PG Field Sprite.png
| catchphrase = I caught a loach! You don't suppose it's Hylian, do you?
| availability = Mar – May
| times = All day
| m1 = No
| m2 = No
| m3 = Yes
| m4 = Yes
| m5 = Yes
| m6 = No
| m7 = No
| m8-1 = No
| m8-2 = No
| m9-1 = No
| m9-2 = No
| m10 = No
| m11 = No
| m12 = No
| location = River
| shadow-size = Tiny
| rarity = 
| sell = 300
| tank-width = 1.0
| tank-length = 1.0
| blathers-quote = Even run-of-the-mill, common fish are valuable resources, you see. All part of the grand tapestry, wot! We will take excellent care of this fellow, oh yes. You can rest assured. Excellent care, indeed."
}}

===In {{WW|short|nolink}}===
{{WWFishInfo
|number= 14
|image = Loach WW Inv Icon.png
|catchphrase= I caught a loach! I'm in the loach coach!
|description= Sucker-shaped mouths help them bottom-feed. To control their vertical position in the water, they inhale air and pass gas. Shocking!
|availability= Mar – May
|time= All day
|times-peak= Mar – Apr
|location= River
|shadow-size= Tiny
|fish-size= 20 cm
|rarity= 
|sell= 300
|tank-width= 1.0
|tank-length= 1.0
}}

===In {{CF|short|nolink}}===
{{CFFishInfo
|number=14
|image=Loach CF Icon.png
|catchphrase=I caught a loach! Don't encroach on my loach!
|description=These use their whiskers to taste the environment and search for food.
|availability=Mar – May
|time= All day
|m3=Yes
|m4=Yes
|m5=Yes
|location=River
|shadow-size=Medium
|fish-size=About 8 in.
|sell=300
|tank-width=1.0
|tank-length=1.0
}}

===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
{{NLFishInfo
| name = loach
| number = 16
| image = Loach NL Icon.png
| catchphrase = "I caught a loach! It wasn't hard to approach!"
| availability = Mar – May
| times = All day
| times-peak = 9 AM – 4 PM
| peaktime-availability = Mar –  Apr
| m3 = Yes
| m4 = Yes
| m5 = Yes
| on-tortimer-island = No
| location = River
| shadow-size = Small
| fish-size = 20 cm
| rarity =
| sell = 300
| tank-width = 1.0
| tank-length = 1.0
}}

===In {{PC|short|nolink}}===
{{PCFishInfo
|number = 16
|image = Loach PC Icon.png
|location = Lost Lure Creek
|shadow-size = Small
|fish-size = 16.7 cm - 23.3 cm
|rarity = ★★★
|catch-rate = Cannot be caught at this time
|sell = 1,500
|reward-bells = 1,500
|reward-exp = 3
|reward-misc = Fortune Cookie {{Colorshow|999|(20%)}}, Bronze Treats {{Colorshow|999|(20%)}}
}}

===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
{{NHFishInfo
| name = loach
| number = 17
| image = Loach NH Icon.png
| render = Loach NH.png
| catchphrase = I caught a loach! It's...looking at me with reproach.
| n-availability = Mar – May
| n-m3 = Yes
| n-m4 = Yes
| n-m5 = Yes
| s-availability = Sep – Nov
| s-m9 = Yes
| s-m10 = Yes
| s-m11 = Yes
| time = All day
| location = River
| shadow-size = Small
| rarity = Common
| total-catch = 0
| sell-nook = 400
| sell-cj = 600
| tank-width = 1.0
| tank-length = 1.0
}}

==Donating to the museum==
The loach can be donated to the [[museum]] by talking to [[Blathers]]. During the donation, Blathers will say the following about the loach:

===In {{PG|nolink}}===
{{Blathers|WW|Even run-of-the-mill, common fish are valuable resources, you see. All part of the grand tapestry, wot!}}

===In {{WW|short|nolink}}===
''"When I hear loach, I think of a friend of mine who makes smoothies of them. It sounds repellent, I know and to be honest, it is. Hop I say! The stench!"''

===In {{CF|short|nolink}}===
''"The loach is a slippery, somewhat vile-looking fish...but in truth, it can be quite useful, wot? For ages, some cultures used the loach as a poison treatment. It also tastes great in a hot pot... A bit of wisdom for the day, eh wot? One must never judge a person, or a fish, by its appearance..."''

===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
''"Loaches are rather small fish that make their habitats in rivers and muddy water. They have 10 whiskers around their mouths with taste buds built in for tasting sweetness and bitterness. Loaches can breathe through their intestines as well as their gills―a rather unique quality of the species. They push their mouths above the surface of the water to inhale, exhaling through their tail regions. Making stew with loaches and burdock root is known to improve stamina, or so people believe."''

The loach can be found in the leftmost tank of the freshwater fish room.

===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
{{NHFishDescription
|description= Loaches are a large group of bottom-feeding freshwater fish. Because there are so many species, it is difficult to generalize about them all. The one thing they all have in common is perhaps their most unappealing trait; the name 'loach.' Repellent, isn't it? They should have just called it the 'cockloach' and been done with it, eh wot! Loach...loach... It just tastes terrible in the beak.
}}

The loach can be found in the recessed tank in the freshwater room in the aquarium with the [[catfish]] and [[bluegill]].

==Fishing Tourney==
During a [[Fishing Tourney]], when given a loach, [[Chip]] will say the following dialogue.
===In {{CF|short|nolink}}===
{{Chip|CF|That reminds me... Loach stewed with veggies makes for a mean meal! Yup! Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!}}

===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
{{Chip|NL|That reminds me. Loach stew with veggies makes for a mean meal! Er, assuming you eat your veggies. I mean, I'm just gonna go for raw myself! You know me! YUM!}}

==Gallery==
{{Gallery||Sprites and encyclopedia images}}

==Real-world information==
[[File:Loach Real.jpg|thumb|right|A real-life true loach]]
It is unclear what type of loach appears in [[Animal Crossing (series)|Animal Crossing]], since there are vast varieties of loaches. It is, however, a member of the ''Cobitidae'' family of loaches, called the ''True loaches'', which live in fast flowing waters. All ''true loaches'' are "bottom feeders," meaning they swim at the bottom of rivers and tanks eating the algae at the bottom. They also eat small crustaceans and insects, but only during the day. Under true loaches, it can be a ''horse-face loach'' which grows to roughly 20&nbsp;cm (8 inch). This type of loach is a private and public aquarium favorite because of its eating habit which cleans a tank for the owner, making it easier to keep fish. 
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==Names in other languages==
{{Foreignname
|ja=ドジョウ
|ja-r=Dojou
|ja-m=Loach
|es=Locha
|es-m=Loach
|fr=Loche d'étang
|fr-m=Pond loach
|nl=Modderkruiper
|nl-m=Loach
|de=Bachschmerle
|de-m=Loach
|it=Cobite
|it-m=Loach
|ko=미꾸라지
|ko-r=Mikuraji
|ko-m=Loach
|zh=泥鳅
|zh-r=Níqiū
|zh-m=Loach
|zht=泥鰍
|ru=Вьюн
|ru-r=V'yun
|ru-m=Loach
}}

==Notes==
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