Miyako Tanago (Tokyo Bitterling)
Pseudorhodeus tanago
Photo: Totti / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
A small carp-family fish of spring-fed streams in the Kanto region; males show vivid breeding colors. Females lay eggs inside freshwater mussels. Habitat loss has caused sharp declines, and it is a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Pseudorhodeus tanago
- Group
- Fish
- Prefectures
- Tochigi, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- Critically EndangeredMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- ミヤコタナゴ
- 简体中文
- 关东拟鳑鲏
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The Miyako Tanago (Tokyo Bitterling) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Tochigi, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa.
You can see the Miyako Tanago (Tokyo Bitterling) at Inokashira Park Zoo, Tochigi Prefectural Nakagawa Aquatic Park, Saitama Aquarium, among others (confirmed on each facility's official website on 2026-10-15).
The Miyako Tanago (Tokyo Bitterling) is listed as "Critically Endangered" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as ミヤコタナゴ).
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