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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Acheilognathidae (Bitterlings)
Etymology: Tanakia: Perhaps from a Swahili word, tanaki = reservoir; due to its habitat?.
Eponymy: Dr Shigeho Tanaka (1878–1974) was a Japanese ichthyologist who was Professor of Zoology at the Imperial University, Tokyo. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Asia: South Korea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.9 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122737); max. published weight: 9.55 g (Ref. 122737)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kim, D., H.-B. Jeon and H.Y. Suk, 2014. Tanakia latimarginata, a new species of bitterling from the Nakdong River, South Korea (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 25(1):59-68. (Ref. 97360)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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