Shigeho Tanaka was a Japanese ichthyologist and professor of zoology at the Imperial University of Tokyo. He published numerous works on fishes and sharks and co-authored a book on Japanese fish with famous American scientist David Starr Jordan.
Tanakia is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of five species that occurs in Eastern Asia. The type species is the Tanakia limbata.
The oily bitterling is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in creeks with fast-running water in central and southern Japan. It was originally described as Capoeta limbata by Temminck & Schlegel in 1846, and has also been referred to as Acheilognathus limbatus and Acheilognathus limbata in scientific literature. The fish reaches a size of up to 6 cm (2.4 in) TL.
Acheilognathus is a genus of cyprinid fish native to Asia. The name is derived from the Greek a, meaning "without", the Greek cheilos, meaning "lip", and the Greek gnathos, meaning "jaw".
Acheilognathus rhombeus is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in Japan and the Korean Peninsula. It was originally described as Capoeta rhombea by Temminck & Schlegel in 1846. It is the type species for the genus Acheilognathus.
The deepbody bitterling or Itasenpara bitterling is a species of freshwater fish in the family of Cyprinidae. It is endemic to central and southern Japan. It grows to a maximum length of 8.0 cm.
The bitterling-like cyprinids form the cyprinid subfamily Acheilognathinae. This subfamily contains four genera, although the Khanka spiny bitterling is often placed in Acheilognathus, and at least 71 described species to date. Over half of the species are in the genus Acheilognathus.
Tanakia koreensis is a cyprinid found in Korea which can grow to a size of 8 centimeters.
Acheilognathus tabira is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. The species is endemic to Japan.
Acheilognathus yamatsutae is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to Korea and China.
Acheilognathus tabira jordani is a subspecies of Acheilognathus tabira.
Acheilognathus tabira nakamurae is a subspecies of Acheilognathus tabira.
Acheilognathus hondae also known as Seoho bitterling is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to South Korea.
Acheilognathus macropterus is a species of cyprinid fish native to China and northern Vietnam. It grows to a length of 27.5 centimetres (10.8 in) SL.
The Tokyo bitterling is a temperate freshwater fish of the carp family (Cyprinidae). Taxonomically, it belongs to the subfamily Acheilognathinae.
Acheilognathus coreanus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is found in Korea and Japan.
Tanakia latimarginata is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to South Korea, where it is found in the Nakdong River drainage.
