Higher classification Tanakia | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Tanakia lanceolata Rank Species | |
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Similar Acheilognathus rhombeus, Oily bitterling, Rosy bitterling, Acheilognathinae, Acheilognathus melanogaster | ||
tanakia lanceolata
Tanakia lanceolata is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in inland waterways in Japan and the Korean peninsula. It was originally described as Capoeta lanceolata by Temminck & Schlegel in 1846, and has also been referred to as Acheilognathus lanceolata and Acheilognathus lanceolatus in scientific publications. Korean name is 납자루 (napjaru, meaning "slender bitterling").
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