Acheilognathus yamatsutae

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Acheilognathus yamatsutae
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cyprinoidei
Family: Acheilognathidae
Genus: Acheilognathus
Species:
A. yamatsutae
Binomial name
Acheilognathus yamatsutae
T. Mori, 1928 [1]

Acheilognathus yamatsutae is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus , a bitterling. It is endemic to Korea and China.

Named in honor of Mr. K. Yamatsuta, a teacher at the Mukden Higher Girls School, who "obtained … a fine type specimen". [2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acheilognathus yamatsutae". FishBase .
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families ACHEILOGNATHIDAE, GOBIONIDAE and TANICHTHYIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.