Loach na kowa, duk da bayyanarsa na musamman, yana cikin tsari na cyprinids da babban iyali na loaches, wanda ke da nau'in 117. Yawancin jinsuna suna zaune a cikin Eurasia da Arewacin Afirka. Loach na kowa yana zaune a yankin Turai na Eurasia a cikin kwarin Arewa da Baltic Seas. Kifin yana da jiki mai tsayi wanda aka rufe da ƙananan ma'auni. Yawancin lokaci tsawon kifin ya wuce 20 cm, amma wani lokacin loaches suna girma har zuwa 35 cm. Launi a baya yana da launin ruwan kasa, launin ruwan kasa, ciki yana da fari-rawaya. Daga bangarorin tare da dukan jiki akwai ci gaba mai tsayi mai tsayi, yana iyaka da shi tare da wasu ratsan bakin ciki guda biyu, ƙananan ya ƙare a ƙarshen tsuliya. Ƙarfin caudal yana zagaye, duk fins ɗin suna da tabo masu duhu. Baki yana da ƙarancin ƙasa, zagaye, akwai antennae guda 10 akan kai: 4 akan muƙamuƙi na sama, 4 a ƙasa, 2 a sasanninta na baki.
Ana amfani da sunan "loach" sau da yawa akan wasu nau'ikan kifi. A Siberiya, alal misali, ana kiran loaches, loaches, da mustachioed ko char na kowa (kada a ruɗe da kifin dangin salmon), wanda kuma yana cikin dangin loach, amma a zahiri sun bambanta. Siberian char, a matsayin nau'in char na gama gari, yana mamaye yanki daga Urals zuwa Sakhalin, girmansa yana iyakance zuwa 16-18 cm.
Loaches sau da yawa suna rayuwa a cikin tafki mai ƙarancin ruwa tare da ƙasa mai laka da fadama. A yawancin lokuta, yanayin rayuwa mai dadi irin su tsabta, mai gudana, ruwa mai wadatar oxygen ba shi da mahimmanci a gare shi fiye da crucian carp. Loaches suna iya numfashi ba kawai tare da taimakon gills ba, har ma ta hanyar fata, da kuma ta hanyar tsarin narkewa, hadiye iska tare da bakinsu. Wani fasali mai ban sha'awa na loaches shine ikon amsawa ga canje-canje a cikin matsa lamba na yanayi. Lokacin saukarwa, kifayen suna nuna rashin natsuwa, sau da yawa suna fitowa, suna haƙin iska. Idan tafki ya bushe, loaches suna shiga cikin silt kuma suyi hibernate.
Wasu masu bincike sun lura cewa loaches, kamar ƙudan zuma, suna iya motsawa a ƙasa a ranakun damina ko lokacin raɓa na safiya. A kowane hali, waɗannan kifi na iya zama ba tare da ruwa na dogon lokaci ba. Babban abinci shine dabbobin benthic, amma kuma suna cin abinci na shuka da detritus. Ba shi da darajar kasuwanci da tattalin arziki; ’yan kwana-kwana suna amfani da shi a matsayin koto lokacin kama mafarauta, musamman ma ƙwaya. Loach nama yana da daɗi sosai kuma ana ci. A wasu lokuta, dabba ce mai cutarwa, loaches yana lalata ƙwai na sauran nau'in kifin, yayin da yake da ƙarfi sosai.
Hanyoyin kamun kifi
An saba amfani da tarkunan wicker iri-iri don kama lemun tsami. A cikin kamun kifi mai son, mafi sauƙaƙan iyo da kayan aikin ƙasa, gami da "rabin gindi", ana amfani da su akai-akai. Kamun kifi mafi ban sha'awa don kayan iyo. Ana amfani da girman sanduna da nau'ikan kayan aiki dangane da yanayin gida: ana yin kamun kifi a kan ƙananan tafkunan fadama ko ƙananan rafuka. Loaches ba kifaye masu kunya ba ne, don haka ana iya amfani da madaidaitan magudanar ruwa. Sau da yawa loach, tare da ruff da gudgeon, shine kofin farko na matasa masu cin abinci. Lokacin yin kamun kifi a kan tafki mai gudana, yana yiwuwa a yi amfani da sandunan kamun kifi tare da kayan aiki na "gudu". An lura cewa loaches suna amsawa da kyau ga ƙoƙon da ke jan ƙasa, har ma a cikin tafkunan da ba su da ƙarfi. Sau da yawa, ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararrun ƙwararru a hankali a kan ƙugiya tare da “bangon ciyayi na ruwa, suna ƙarfafa loaches don cizo.
Batsa
Loaches suna amsa da kyau ga nau'ikan dabbobi daban-daban. Wadanda suka fi shahara su ne tsutsotsi daban-daban na duniya, da kuma tsutsotsi, tsutsa ƙwaro, tsutsotsin jini, ƙwanƙwasa da sauransu. Masu bincike sun yi imanin cewa kiwo a cikin ruwa da ke kusa da wurin zama yana rage yawan kwari masu shan jini a yankin.
Wuraren kamun kifi da wurin zama
Loaches suna da yawa a Turai: daga Faransa zuwa Urals. Babu wani loaches a cikin Tekun Arctic, Birtaniya, Scandinavia, da kuma a cikin Iberian Peninsula, Italiya, Girka. A cikin Turai Rasha, la'akari da sunan basin na Arctic Ocean, babu loach a cikin Caucasus da Crimea. Babu wani bayan Urals kwata-kwata.
Ciyarwa
Spawning yana faruwa a cikin bazara da bazara, dangane da yankin. A cikin tafkunan ruwa masu gudana, duk da yanayin zaman rayuwa, ga spawner yana iya yin nisa daga wurin zama. Mace ta haihu a cikin algae. Matasa loaches, kasancewa a cikin mataki na ci gaban tsutsa, suna da gills na waje, wanda aka rage bayan kimanin wata guda na rayuwa.