Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cyprinoidei
Familia: Gobionidae
Genus: Biwia
Species: B. springeri – B. tama – B. yodoensis – B. zezera
Name
Biwia Jordan & Fowler, 1903: 838
Type species: Pseudogobio zezera Ishikawa, 1895. Type by original designation (also monotypic).
Etymology: "Named for Lake Biwa" [Jordan & Fowler, 1903: 838]
References
Primary references
Jordan, D.S. & Fowler, H.W. 1903. A review of the cyprinoid fishes of Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 26(1334): 811–862. BHL Reference page.
Vernacular names
日本語: ゼゼラ属
Biwia is a small genus of cyprinid fishes containing four species, three of which are endemic to Japan, and one of which (B. springeri) is endemic to Korea.[1]
Species
Biwia springeri (Bănărescu & Nalbant, 1973)
Biwia tama (Ōshima, 1957)
Biwia yodoensis Kawase & K. Hosoye, 2010
Biwia zezera (Ishikawa, 1895)
References
FishBase Scientific Names where Genus Equals Biwia
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Biwia". FishBase. August 2011 version.
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