Acheilognathus yamatsutae explained

Acheilognathus yamatsutae is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to Korea and China.

Named in honor of Mr. K. Yamatsuta, a teacher at the Mukden Higher Girls School, who “obtained … a fine type specimen”. ^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families ACHEILOGNATHIDAE, GOBIONIDAE and TANICHTHYIDAE . 3 March 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018 . 29 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190929065546/http://www.etyfish.org/cypriniformes14/ . dead .