Belligobio
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| Belligobio | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Gobionidae |
| Genus: | Belligobio D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925[1] |
| Type species | |
| Belligobio eristigma Jordan & Hubbs, 1925[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Belligobio is a small genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Gobionidae, the gudgeons.[1] The fishes in this genus are found in China and Japan. The type species of Belligobio is Belligobio eristigma, a taxon which has been regarded as a synonym of Hemibarbus mylodon, a species not currently classified in Belligobio and some authorities suggest that Belligobio is a sub-genus within Hemibarbus.[2] However, Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes, recognises B. eristigma as a separate valid species.[3]
