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.[3]
| Acanthogobio | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Suborder: | Cyprinoidei |
| Family: | Gobionidae |
| Genus: | Acanthogobio Herzenstein, 1892[1] |
| Species: | A. guentheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthogobio guentheri Herzenstein, 1892[2] | |
It is named in honor of the German-born British ichthyologist and herpetologist Albert Günther (1830–1914).[4]
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