Acheilognathus melanogaster

Acheilognathus melanogaster
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Suborder:	Cyprinoidei
Family:	Acheilognathidae
Genus:	Acheilognathus
Species:	A. melanogaster
Binomial name
Acheilognathus melanogaster Bleeker, 1860 [2]
Synonyms
Acheilognathus moriokae D. S. Jordan & W,. F. Thompson, 1914

Acheilognathus melanogaster, the genuine bitterling or Japanese bitterling, is a species of brackish, freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus . It is endemic to Japan.

References

1. Miyazaki, Y.; Nakajima, J.; Takaku, K. & Taniguchi, Y. (2019). "Acheilognathus melanogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T169610A114824825. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T169610A114824825.en . Retrieved 19 February 2025.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acheilognathus melanogaster". FishBase .