Tanakia
E807216
Tanakia is a genus of small freshwater bitterling fishes native to East Asia, known for their unique reproductive behavior involving the use of bivalve mollusks as hosts for their eggs.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | bitterling fishes ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | bitterlings ⓘ |
| distribution |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalInteraction | spawning in bivalve gills ⓘ |
| eggLayingSite | bivalve mollusks ⓘ |
| family | Acheilognathidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat | freshwater ⓘ |
| hasLifeStage | larvae developing inside bivalve hosts ⓘ |
| isPartOf | East Asian freshwater fish fauna ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo | East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | unique reproductive strategy involving mollusks ⓘ |
| order | Cypriniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| reproductiveBehavior | uses bivalve mollusks as hosts for eggs ⓘ |
| reproductiveSymbiosisWith | freshwater bivalves ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
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