Tokyo bitterling

Pseudorhodeus tanago

Five Centimeters Carp from Japanese Waters

Temperate
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
East Asia
Small
Temperate fish

The Tokyo bitterling (Pseudorhodeus tanago) is a temperate freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae. This fish is endemic to the island of Honshu in Japan. The species was first described as Rhodeus tanago by Shigeho Tanaka in 1909.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Pseudorhodeus
Maximum length: 5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: Kanto Mountains, Japan (Ref. 4537 ).

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