Gnathopogon caerulescens

Gnathopogon caerulescens
	Male (top) and female (bottom)
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Suborder:	Cyprinoidei
Family:	Gobionidae
Genus:	Gnathopogon
Species:	G. caerulescens
Binomial name
	Gnathopogon caerulescens; (Sauvage, 1883)
Synonyms
	Squalius caerulescens Sauvage, 1883 ; Otakia rasborina D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900 ; Leucogobio jordani Ishikawa, 1901 ;

Gnathopogon caerulescens, the Biwa moroko gudgeon is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Gnathopogon endemic to Lake Biwa in Japan.^[3] It is sometimes known by its Japanese name 'Honmoroko' (ホンモロコ).

References

^ Kanao, S. & Hasegawa, K. (2019). "Gnathopogon caerulescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T114640023A114640052. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T114640023A114640052.en. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Gnathopogon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gnathopogon caerulescens". FishBase. October 2024 version.

[iucn-1] Kanao, S. & Hasegawa, K. (2019). "Gnathopogon caerulescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T114640023A114640052. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T114640023A114640052.en. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

[Cof_genus-2] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Gnathopogon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

[3] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gnathopogon caerulescens". FishBase. October 2024 version.

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