Striped bitterling

Striped bitterling
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Subfamily:Acheilognathinae
Genus:Acheilognathus
Species: A. cyanostigma
Binomial name
Acheilognathus cyanostigma

The striped bitterling (Acheilognathus cyanostigma) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to Lake Biwa and Lake Yogo in Japan. It typically grows to a length of 6.0 cm.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Acheilognathus cyanostigma" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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