| Oily bitterling | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Tanakia |
| Species: | T. limbata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tanakia limbata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) |
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The oily bitterling, Tanakia limbata, is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the Cyprinidae family. 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 centimetres (2.4 in).