''Biwia'' is a small 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 ...

fishes containing four species, three of which are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

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 is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, and one of which ('' B. springeri'') is endemic to

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) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

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Species

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Biwia springeri ''Biwia springeri'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Biwia ''Biwia'' is a small genus of cyprinid fishes containing four species, three of which are endemic to Japan, and one of which ('' B. springeri'') is endemic to Korea ...

'' ( Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1973) * ''

Biwia tama ''Biwia tama'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Biwia ''Biwia'' is a small genus of cyprinid fishes containing four species, three of which are endemic to Japan, and one of which ('' B. springeri'') is endemic to Korea Ko ...

'' ( Ōshima, 1957) * ''

Biwia yodoensis ''Biwia yodoensis'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Biwia'' found in the Yodo River The , also called the Seta River (瀬田川 ''Seta-gawa'') and the Uji River (宇治川 ''Uji-gawa'') at portions of its route, is the princip ...

'' Kawase & K. Hosoye, 2010 * ''

Biwia zezera ''Biwia zezera'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus ''Biwia ''Biwia'' is a small genus of cyprinid fishes containing four species, three of which are endemic to Japan, and one of which ('' B. springeri'') is endemic to Korea ...

'' ( Ishikawa, 1895)

References

* Cyprinid fish of Asia Freshwater fish of Japan {{Cyprinidae-stub