Slender shinner

Pseudopungtungia tenuicorpus

Elongated Carp from Asian Waters

Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Elongated
Small
Temperate fish

Pseudopungtungia tenuicorpus, or the slender shinner is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. This species is endemic to the Korean Peninsula.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pseudopungtungia
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: Korea.

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