Oily bitterling
(Redirected from Tanakia limbata)
| Oily bitterling | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Acheilognathidae |
| Genus: | Tanakia |
| Species: | T. limbata
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| Binomial name | |
| Tanakia limbata | |
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The oily bitterling (Tanakia limbata) is a temperate freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings.. 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.[2]
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