| Pseudogobio esocinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Gobionidae |
| Genus: | Pseudogobio |
| Species: | P. esocinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudogobio esocinus | |
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Pseudogobio esocinus, or the Japanese gudgeon, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. [1] This small fish is widely distributed in fresh-water streams and lakes across Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and China. [2]