Oily bitterling

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

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).

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Tanakia limbata" in FishBase. February 2007 version.

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