''Gnathopogon'' is a genus of

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fish found in eastern

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. There are currently nine species in this genus.

Species

''Gnathopogon'' has the following species. * ''

Gnathopogon caerulescens ''Gnathopogon caerulescens'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Gnathopogon'' endemic to Lake Biwa is the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located entirely within Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshu), northeast of the former ...

'' ( Sauvage, 1883) * ''

Gnathopogon elongatus ''Gnathopogon elongatus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Gnathopogon ''Gnathopogon'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia. There are currently nine species in this genus. Species ''Gnathopogon'' has the following ...

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, 1846) * ''

Gnathopogon herzensteini ''Gnathopogon herzensteini'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus '' Gnathopogon'' endemic to China. Although patronym not identified but clearly in honor of Russian ichthyologist Solomon Markovich Herzenstein (1854-1894), who named an ' ...

'' ( Günther, 1896) * ''

Gnathopogon imberbis ''Gnathopogon imberbis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Gnathopogon ''Gnathopogon'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia. There are currently nine species in this genus. Species ''Gnathopogon'' has the following s ...

'' ( Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874) * ''

Gnathopogon nicholsi ''Gnathopogon nicholsi'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Gnathopogon'' endemic to the Yangtze River basin in China. Named in honor of John Treadwell Nichols John Treadwell Nichols (June 11, 1883 – November 10, 1958) was an Am ...

'' ( P. W. Fang, 1943) * ''

Gnathopogon polytaenia ''Gnathopogon polytaenia'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Gnathopogon ''Gnathopogon'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia. There are currently nine species in this genus. Species ''Gnathopogon'' has the following ...

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, 1925) * ''

Gnathopogon strigatus The Manchurian gudgeon (''Gnathopogon strigatus'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Gnathopogon'' found in the Amur The Amur (russian: река́ Аму́р, ), or Heilong Jiang (, "Black Dragon River", ), is the world's tenth ...

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, 1908) (Manchurian gudgeon) * ''

Gnathopogon taeniellus ''Gnathopogon taeniellus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Gnathopogon ''Gnathopogon'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia. There are currently nine species in this genus. Species ''Gnathopogon'' has the followin ...

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, 1925) * ''

Gnathopogon tsinanensis ''Gnathopogon tsinanensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Gnathopogon ''Gnathopogon'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia. There are currently nine species in this genus. Species ''Gnathopogon'' has the followi ...

'' ( T. Mori, 1928)

References

Fish of Asia Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker Freshwater fish genera Ray-finned fish genera {{Cyprinidae-stub