''Pungtungia'' is a genus of
cyprinid
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest verte ...
fish found in
Eastern Asia
East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both Geography, geographical and culture, ethno-cultural terms. The modern State (polity), states of East Asia include China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. ...
. There are currently three described species in this genus.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Pungtungia herzi''
Herzenstein, 1892
* ''
Pungtungia hilgendorfi
''Pungtungia hilgendorfi'' is a species of cyprinid fish found in Japan.
Named in honor of German zoologist and paleontologist Franz Hilgendorf
Franz Martin Hilgendorf (5 December 1839 – 5 July 1904) was a German zoologist and paleonto ...
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( D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1903)
* ''
Pungtungia shiraii''
Ōshima, 1957
References
Taxa named by Solomon Herzenstein
Cyprinid fish of Asia
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