Classification / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Acheilognathidae (Bitterlings)
Etymology: Tanakia: Perhaps from a Swahili word, tanaki = reservoir; due to its habitat?.
Eponymy: Dr Shigeho Tanaka (1878–1974) was a Japanese ichthyologist who was Professor of Zoology at the Imperial University, Tokyo. [...] Mr. Shimazu (no other name was given in the etymology), described as being a naturalist in Tokyo, collected the bitterling type. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Tanaka.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2009. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of 2 July 2009. Catalog databases of CAS cited in FishBase (website). (Ref. 81932)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Tools
Special reports
Download XML
Internet sources