Bittering

Japanese: bitterling
Bittering

... The bitterlings of the Acheilognathinae family have local names such as Tanago (Tokyo), Bote, Botejako (Lake Biwa), Shubuta (Fukuoka Prefecture), and Senpara (Gifu Prefecture). The English name is bitterling, but the correct English name is the European bitterling Rhodeus sericeus . There is one species of this subfamily in Europe and several dozen species in Asia, with 15 species and subspecies in Japan (including one subspecies introduced from the Asian continent).

*Some terminology explanations that mention "bitterling" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… タナゴ類Acheilognathinaeは,タナゴ(東京都),ボテ,ボテジャコ(琵琶湖),シュブタ(福岡県),センパラ(岐阜県)などの地方名がある。英名はbitterlingというが,正しくはヨーロッパタナゴRhodeus sericeusに用いる。この亜科に属する魚類はヨーロッパに1種,アジアに数十種,うち日本には15種および亜種(アジア大陸からの移殖種1亜種を含む)を産する。…

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