Tanakia lanceolata

Tanakia lanceolata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Suborder:	Cyprinoidei
Family:	Acheilognathidae
Genus:	Tanakia
Species:	T. lanceolata
Binomial name
	Tanakia lanceolata; (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Synonyms
	Capoeta lanceolata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 ; Acheilognathus lanceolata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) ; Acheilognathus lanceolatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) ;

Last updated February 21, 2025

Tanakia lanceolata is a temperate freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. It originates in inland waterways in China, Japan and the Korean peninsula. It was originally described as Capoeta lanceolata by Temminck & Schlegel in 1846, and has also been referred to as Acheilognathus lanceolata and Acheilognathus lanceolatus in scientific publications. Its Korean name is 납자루 (napjaru, meaning "slender bitterling"), and in Japanese is known as ヤリタナゴ (槍鱮 - yaritanago)

References

↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Tanakia". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 20 February 2025.

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tanakia lanceolata". FishBase . February 2007 version.

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[Cof_genus-1] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Tanakia". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 20 February 2025.

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