Tanakia

Tanakia is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of seven species that occur in Eastern Asia. The type species is the Tanakia limbata.

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.

Species

These are the currently recognised species in this genus:

• Tanakia koreensis <small>(I. S. Kim & C. H. Kim, 1990)</small>
• Tanakia lanceolata <small>(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)</small>
• Tanakia latimarginata <small>(Kim, Jeon & Suk, 2014)</small>
• Tanakia limbata <small>(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)</small> (Oily bitterling)
• Tanakia shimazui <small>(Tanaka, 1908)</small>
• Tanakia signifer <small>(Berg, 1907)</small> (Korean bitterling)
• Tanakia somjinensis <small>(Kim & Kim, 1991)</small>

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