Gnathopogon caerulescens

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Gnathopogon caerulescens
File:G. caerulescens.tif
Male (top) and female (bottom)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Gobioninae
Genus: Gnathopogon
Species:
G. caerulescens
Binomial name
Gnathopogon caerulescens
(Sauvage, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Leucogobio jordani
  • Otakia rasborina
  • Squalius caerulescens

Gnathopogon caerulescens is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Gnathopogon endemic to Lake Biwa in Japan.[1] It is sometimes known by its Japanese name 'Honmoroko' (ホンモロコ).

File:Japanese cuisine (Yakizakana), Honmoroko, ホンモロコ, Gnathopogon caerulescens.jpg
Char-broiled

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gnathopogon caerulescens". FishBase.