Ladislavia taczanowskii
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Ladislavia taczanowskii, the Taczanowski's gudgeon, is a species of cyprinid
fish found in the Yalu
and Amur drainages in Eastern Asia. It is the only member of its genus and was named after the Polish
zoologist Władysław Taczanowski.
Cyprinid
The family Cyprinidae, from the Ancient Greek kyprînos , consists of the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives . Commonly called the carp family or the minnow family, its members are also known as cyprinids...
fish found in the Yalu
Yalu River
The Yalu River or the Amnok River is a river on the border between North Korea and the People's Republic of China....
and Amur drainages in Eastern Asia. It is the only member of its genus and was named after the Polish
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
zoologist Władysław Taczanowski.