''Paratanakia'' is a small genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the

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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 ''Paratanakia chii'' is a species of freshwater Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. This fish is found in China and Taiwan. Etymology Named in honor of Chen-Ju Ch'i, Direc ...

'' ( C. P. Miao, 1934) * ''

Paratanakia fulvidorsalis ''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 g ...

'' I.-S. Chen & J.-Y. Shy, 2024 * ''

Paratanakia haifengensis ''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 g ...

'' S.-P. Huang, Y.-H. Cheng,

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& I.-S. Chen, 2024 * ''

Paratanakia himantegus ''Paratanakia himantegus'' is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. This fish is found in China and Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The ma ...

'' ( Günther, 1868) * ''

Paratanakia julongjiangensis ''Paratanakia'' is a small genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. The fishes in this genus are found in mainland China and Taiwan. Species These are the current recognized ...

'' I. S. Chen & J. Y. Shy, 2024

References

Acheilognathidae {{Acheilognathinae-stub