Ischikauia
| Ischikauia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae |
| Subfamily: | Cultrinae |
| Genus: | Ischikauia D. S. Jordan and Snyder, 1900[2] |
| Species: | I. steenackeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Ischikauia steenackeri (Sauvage, 1883) | |
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Ischikauia is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The only species in the genus is Ischikauia steenackeri, the wataka, which is endemic to Lake Biwa in Japan. This species was originally described as Opsariichthys steenackeri.
References
[edit]- ↑ Kanao, S.; Hasegawa, K. & Mukai, T. (2019). "Ischikauia steenackeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T114826015A114826025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T114826015A114826025.en. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Xenocyprididae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Ischikauia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
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