''Acanthogobio guentheri'' is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. It is only found in the Yellow and Sinin Rivers, and is the only recognized species in its genus. It reaches up to a length of 20 cm. Named in honor of the German-born British

ichthyologist Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish ( Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of Octobe ...

and herpetologist Albert Günther (1830–1914).

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Cyprinid fish of Asia Gobioninae Freshwater fish of China Taxa named by Solomon Herzenstein Fish described in 1892 {{Cyprinidae-stub