This family consists of three species, two types of finfoot and the sungrebe of tropical America. One kind of finfoot is found in Asia. |
1. General names
Chinese: The finfoots are known as 鳍趾䴘 qí-zhǐ-tī ('fin-footed grebes') in Chinese, an artificial word created using the second character from the word 'grebe', 䴙䴘 pìtī. They are not found in China. |
Japanese: In Japanese, the finfoots are known as ヒレアシ hire-ashi, meaning 'fin-foot', written 鰭足 in Chinese characters. They are not found in Japan. |
Vietnamese: The finfoots are found in Vietnam and are known in Vietnamese as Chân bơi 'paddle foot'. |
2. Species names
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| Latin | English | Chinese | Chinese (Taiwan) | Other Ch | Japanese | Other J | Vietnamese | Other V |
| Heliopais personata/ Heliopais personatus  |
Masked finfoot | 亚洲鳍趾䴘 Yàzhōu qí-zhǐ-tī 'Asian fin footed grebe' 拟鳍趾䴘 nǐ qí-zhǐ-tī 'pseudo fin footed grebe' (Lim) |
アジアヒレアシ (アジア鰭足) Ajia hire-ashi 'Asian fin-foot' |
Chân bơi 'paddle foot' |
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