Paratanakia

Paratanakia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Acheilognathidae
Genus:	Paratanakia; Chang, Chen & Mayden, 2014
Type species
	Acheilognathus himantegus; Günther, 1868

Paratanakia is a small genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. The fishes in this genus are found in mainland China and Taiwan.

Species

These are the current recognized species in this genus:²

Paratanakia chii (C. P. Miao, 1934)
Paratanakia fulvidorsalis I.-S. Chen & J.-Y. Shy, 2024
Paratanakia haifengensis S.-P. Huang, Y.-H. Cheng, Shao & I.-S. Chen, 2024
Paratanakia himantegus (Günther, 1868)
Paratanakia julongjiangensis I. S. Chen & J. Y. Shy, 2024

References

Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Acheilognathidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paratanakia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 February 2025.

[Cof_family-1] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Acheilognathidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 February 2025.

[Cof_genus-2] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Paratanakia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 February 2025.

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