Oily bitterling

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).

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