Tanakia
| Tanakia | |
|---|---|
| Tanakia lanceolata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Acheilognathidae |
| Genus: | Tanakia D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914 |
| Type species | |
| Rhodeus oryzae D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906 | |
Tanakia is a genus of cyprinid fish, consisting of seven species that occur in Eastern Asia. The type species is the Tanakia limbata.
Genus is named for Shigeho Tanaka (1878-1974), "accomplished" ichthyologist of the Imperial University of Tokyo, who described Tanakia shimazui in 1908 and Pseudorhodeus tanago in 1909.