Cyprinidae

Oily bitterling

Tanakia limbata

Fish Reaching Six Centimeters in Japanese Waters

• Brown
• Yellow
• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• East Asia
• Small
• Temperate fish

The oily bitterling (Tanakia limbata) 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.