''Tanakia'' 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 Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...

, consisting of five species that occurs 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. ...

. The

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

is the ''

Tanakia limbata The oily bitterling (''Tanakia limbata'') is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in creeks with fast-running water in central and southern Japan Japan ( ja, ...

''. Genus is named for

Shigeho Tanaka was a Japanese ichthyologist and professor of zoology at the Imperial University of Tokyo. He published numerous works on fishes and sharks and co-authored a book on Japanese fish with famous American scientist David Starr Jordan. Publications J ...

(1878-1974), “accomplished” ichthyologist of the Imperial University of Tokyo, who described ''

Tanakia shimazui ''Tanakia shimazui'' is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and i ...

'' in 1908 and ''

Pseudorhodeus tanago The Tokyo bitterling (''Tanakia tanago'') is a temperate freshwater fish of the carp family (Cyprinidae). Taxonomically, it belongs to the subfamily Acheilognathinae. The species was first described as ''Rhodeus tanago'' by Shigeho Tanaka in 1 ...

'' in 1909.

Species

There are currently 9 species of this genus: * ''

Tanakia himantegus ''Tanakia himantegus'' is a species of fishes in the family Cyprinidae found in China and Taiwan. Subspecies *''T. h. chii'' ('' Paratanakia himantegus chii'') (Miao, 1934): China mainland and Taiwan *''T. h. himantegus'' ('' Paratanakia himante ...

'' ( Günther, 1868) * ''

Tanakia koreensis ''Tanakia koreensis'' is a cyprinid found in Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) c ...

'' ( I. S. Kim & C. H. Kim, 1990) * ''

Tanakia lanceolata ''Tanakia lanceolata'' is a temperate freshwater fish belonging to the Acheilognathinae sub-family of the family Cyprinidae. It originates in inland waterways in China, Japan and the Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular r ...

'' (

Temminck Coenraad Jacob Temminck (; 31 March 1778 – 30 January 1858) was a Dutch aristocrat, zoologist and museum director. Biography Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob Temmin ...

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, 1846) * ''

Tanakia latimarginata ''Tanakia latimarginata'' is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to South Korea, where it is found in the Nakdong River The Nakdonggang River or Nakdonggang () is the longest river in South Korea, and passes through majo ...

'' (

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, Jeon &

Suk Suk or SUK may refer to: Places * Suk, Iran, a village in Bushehr Province * Suk Qazqan, a village in Markazi Province, Iran * Seh Suk, a village in Lorestan Province, Iran * Suk Samran District, a district of Ranong Province, Thailand * Santi S ...

, 2014) * ''

'' (

, 1846) (Oily bitterling) * ''

'' ( S. Tanaka (I), 1908) * ''

Tanakia signifer ''Tanakia signifer'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Tanakia ''Tanakia'' is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of five species that occurs in Eastern Asia. The type species is the '' Tanakia limbata''. Genus is named for Shi ...

'' ( L. S. Berg, 1907) * ''

Tanakia somjinensis ''Tanakia somjinensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Tanakia ''Tanakia'' is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of five species that occurs in Eastern Asia. The type species is the '' Tanakia limbata''. Genus is named for ...

'' ( I. S. Kim & C. H. Kim, 1991) * ''

Tanakia tanago The Tokyo bitterling (''Tanakia tanago'') is a temperate freshwater fish of the carp family (Cyprinidae). Taxonomically, it belongs to the subfamily Acheilognathinae. The species was first described as ''Rhodeus tanago'' by Shigeho Tanaka in 1 ...

'' ( S. Tanaka, 1909) (Tokyo bitterling)

References

Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by William Francis Thompson Fish of Asia {{Acheilognathinae-stub