| Chinese lake gudgeon | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Faded museum specimen (living individuals have blackish markings, often appearing as distinct bands[ citation needed ]) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Gobionidae |
| Genus: | Sarcocheilichthys |
| Species: | S. sinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarcocheilichthys sinensis Bleeker, 1871 | |
Chinese lake gudgeon (Sarcocheilichthys sinensis) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. [2] This species is found in various freshwater habitats with little current from the Amur basin to Korea and China. [1] [3]