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| Paratanakia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Acheilognathidae |
| Genus: | Paratanakia Chang, Chen & Mayden, 2014[1] |
| Type species | |
| Acheilognathus himantegus | |
Paratanakia is a small genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. The fishes in this genus are found in mainland China and Taiwan.
Species
[edit]These are the current recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Paratanakia chii (C. P. Miao, 1934)
- Paratanakia fulvidorsalis I.-S. Chen & J.-Y. Shy, 2024
- Paratanakia haifengensis S.-P. Huang, Y.-H. Cheng, Shao & I.-S. Chen, 2024
- Paratanakia himantegus (Günther, 1868)
- Paratanakia julongjiangensis I. S. Chen & J. Y. Shy, 2024
References
[edit]- 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Acheilognathidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paratanakia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
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