Acanthogobio
Sign in to saveAcanthogobio is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. 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.
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- monotypic taxon
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- Cyprinidae
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- Acanthogobio
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- Acanthogobio guentheri
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Acanthogobio is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons. 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.
It is named in honor of the German-born British ichthyologist and herpetologist Albert Günther (1830–1914).
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