Tanakia tanago (English spelling)

Japanese: Tanakia tanago(英語表記)Tanakiatanago
Tanakia tanago (English spelling)

... In Japan, there are two species that have been designated as national natural monuments due to their extremely limited distribution and biogeographical value: Miyako tanago (Tanakia tanago) and Itasenpara (A. longipinnis) . Miyako tanago is a small species with an adult length of 3-5.5 cm, and males display beautiful nuptial colors such as red, black, and purple during the spawning season.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Tanakia tanago" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 日本にはその分布が著しく限られていて,生物地理学上貴重なため国の天然記念物に指定されたものが2種ある。ミヤコタナゴTanakia tanagoとイタセンパラA.longipinnisである。ミヤコタナゴは成魚の全長3~5.5cmの小型種で,産卵期の雄は赤色,黒色,紫色などの美しい婚姻色を現す。…

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