| Pungtungia herzi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Gobionidae |
| Genus: | Pungtungia |
| Species: | P. herzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pungtungia herzi Herzenstein, 1892 | |
Pungtungia herzi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. [1] This species is found in Japan and the Korean Peninsula. [2]
Named in honor of German entomologist Alfred Otto Herz (1856–1905), who collected the type specimen. [3]
It has been observed to deposit its eggs into nests of Siniperca kawamebari , allowing the S. kawamebari male to unwittingly guard them until they hatch, which will occur before the S. kawamebari eggs hatch and the male S. kawamebari leaves. [4]
