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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  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). "Acanthogobio guentheri" in FishBase. October 2024 version.
  3. 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