Tanakia lanceolata

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 family Cyprinidae. 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. Korean name is 납자루 (napjaru, meaning "slender bitterling").

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