Pseudogobio esocinus

Pseudogobio esocinus, or the Japanese gudgeon, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons.^[1] This small fish is widely distributed in fresh-water streams and lakes across Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and China.^[2]

Pseudogobio esocinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Suborder:	Cyprinoidei
Family:	Gobionidae
Genus:	Pseudogobio
Species:	P. esocinus
Binomial name
Pseudogobio esocinus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Synonyms
Gobio esocinus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)