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Prefectural Natural Monument
Fish
Zenitanago (bitterling)
Acheilognathus typus
The Zenitanago is a bitterling found mainly in the Tohoku region, named for its rounded body that resembles an old coin. It lays eggs inside freshwater mussels during the breeding season. Once widespread, it has declined as waterways changed, and its habitat in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, is protected.
- Scientific name
- Acheilognathus typus
- Group
- Fish
- Prefectures
- Iwate
- 日本語
- ゼニタナゴ
- 简体中文
- 钱鳑鲏（Zenitanago）
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The Zenitanago (bitterling) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Iwate.
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