Tanakia is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of five species that occurs in Eastern Asia. The type species is the Tanakia limbata.
| Tanakia | |
|---|---|
| Tanakia lanceolata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Acheilognathinae |
| Genus: | Tanakia D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914 |
| Type species | |
| Tanakia limbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 | |
Genus is named for Shigeho Tanaka (1878-1974), “accomplished” ichthyologist of the Imperial University of Tokyo, who described Tanakia shimazui in 1908 and Pseudorhodeus tanago in 1909.[1]
There are currently 9 species of this genus:[2][3]
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