''Abbottina'' is a genus of

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in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. They are native to eastern Asia (China,

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, Japan, and

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''Abbottina'' species list.
FishBase. 2011. The genus was named for the American zoologist James Fisher Abbott, student at Stanford University and later professor of English at

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and of zoology at

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.Jordan, David Starr Jordan. Days of a Man. 1922. volume 2. pages 37-38
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Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus: *'' Abbottina binhi''

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, 2001 *'' Abbottina lalinensis'' Huang & Li, 1995 *'' Abbottina liaoningensis'' K. J. Qin, 1987 *'' Abbottina obtusirostris'' ( H. W. Wu & Ki. Fu. Wang, 1931) *'' Abbottina rivularis'' ( Basilewsky, 1855) - Chinese false gudgeon

References

Taxa named by David Starr Jordan Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler {{Cyprinidae-stub