Tanakia lanceolata is a temperate freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. It originates in inland waterways in China, Japan and the Korean peninsula. It was originally described as Capoeta lanceolata by Temminck & Schlegel in 1846, and has also been referred to as Acheilognathus lanceolata and Acheilognathus lanceolatus in scientific publications. Its Korean name is 납자루 (napjaru, meaning "slender bitterling"), and in Japanese is known as ヤリタナゴ (槍鱮 - yaritanago)
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Slender Bitterling being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Acheilognathus rhombeus
- Rhodeus amarus
- Tanakia limbata
- Rhodeus sinensis
- Rhodeus ocellatus
- Paratanakia himantegus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Acheilognathidae
- Genus
- Tanakia
- Species
- Tanakia lanceolata
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