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Acheilognathidae (Bitterlings)
Etymology: Tanakia: Perhaps from a Swahili word, tanaki = reservoir; due to its habitat?.
Eponymy: Dr Shigeho Tanaka (1878–1974) was a Japanese ichthyologist who was Professor of Zoology at the Imperial University, Tokyo. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
Asia: central and southern Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6398)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Watanabe, K., 1998. Parsimony analysis of the distribution pattern of Japanese primary freshwater fishes, and its application to the distribution of bagrid catfishes. Ichth. Res 45 (3):259-270. (Ref. 33966)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01047 (0.00484 - 0.02265), b=3.10 (2.92 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
2.4 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (20 of 100). 🛈 |