| Pungtungia hilgendorfi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Gobionidae |
| Genus: | Pungtungia |
| Species: | P. hilgendorfi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pungtungia hilgendorfi (D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903) | |
| Synonyms | |
Zezera hilgendorfiD. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903 | |
Pungtungia hilgendorfi is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. [1] This species is found in Japan. [2]
Named in honor of German zoologist and paleontologist Franz Hilgendorf (1839-1904), lecturer at the Imperial Medical Academy Tokyo (1873-1876), whereupon he published articles and collected several specimens of Japanese fauna. [3]
