Acheilognathus typus

Acheilognathus typus, the metallic bitterling, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Acheilognathidae, a bitterling. It is endemic to Japan.

Acheilognathus typus
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Suborder:	Cyprinoidei
Family:	Acheilognathidae
Genus:	Acheilognathus
Species:	A. typus
Binomial name
Acheilognathus typus (Bleeker, 1863)[2]
Synonyms[3]
Pseudoperilampus typus Bleeker, 1863