Biology:Acanthogobio
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Acanthogobio is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons.[1] The only species in the genus is Acanthogobio guentheri which is a fish that is endemic to China. It is found only in the Yellow and Sinin Rivers. It can reach a length of up to 20 cm.[2]
It is named in honor of the German-born British ichthyologist and herpetologist Albert Günther (1830–1914).[3]
References
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCof family - ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). "Acanthogobio guentheri" in FishBase. October 2024 version.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf (24 January 2025). "Family GOBIONIDAE Bleeker 1863 (Freshwater Gudgeons)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf. https://etyfish.org/gobionidae/.
Wikidata ☰ Q3758118 entry
