Tanakia lanceolata

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Tanakia lanceolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Tanakia Species: T. lanceolata
Binomial name
Tanakia lanceolata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Tanakia lanceolata is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. It originates in inland waterways in 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.

[edit] References

• "Tanakia lanceolata". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.