''Paratanakia'' is a small genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the
family
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Acheilognathidae
The bitterling-like cyprinids form the cyprinoid family Acheilognathidae. This subfamily contains seven genera, although the Khanka spiny bitterling is often placed in ''Acheilognathus'', and at least 75 described species to date. Over half of t ...
, the bitterlings. The fishes in this genus are found in mainland China and Taiwan.
Species
These are the current recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Paratanakia chii''
( C. P. Miao, 1934)
* ''
Paratanakia fulvidorsalis''
I.-S. Chen & J.-Y. Shy, 2024
* ''
Paratanakia haifengensis''
S.-P. Huang, Y.-H. Cheng, Shao
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& I.-S. Chen, 2024
* ''
Paratanakia himantegus''
( Günther, 1868)
* ''
Paratanakia julongjiangensis''
I. S. Chen & J. Y. Shy, 2024
References
Acheilognathidae
{{Acheilognathinae-stub