Paratanakia is a small genus of cyprinid fish in the Bitterling family, Acheilognathinae. They are native to mainland China and Taiwan.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Acheilognathinae |
| Genus: | Paratanakia Chang, Chen & Mayden, 2014 |
Species edit
There are currently two species recognized as valid:[1]
- Paratanakia chii (Miao, 1934)
- Paratanakia himantegus (Günther, 1868)
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Paratanakia in FishBase. March 2024 version.
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