Oily Bitterling
Tanakia limbata
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The oily bitterling is a temperate freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings.. 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 cm (2.4 in) TL.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Acheilognathidae
- Genus
- Tanakia