Tachysurus trilineatus • Bagridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Tachysurus trilineatus** (Zheng, 1979)
Common Name(s)	Highway Catfish
Type Locality	Mountain stream in Luofu Shan, Boluo Xian, Guangdong Province, China.
Synonym(s)	Leiocassis trilineatus, Pseudobagrus trilineatus
Pronunciation	try lin knee ah tuss
Etymology	The specific epithet comes from the Latin tres, meaning three and linea, meaning line; in reference to the color pattern.
Species Information
Size	76mm (3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Tachysurus can be identified by an extrascapular without a laterosensory canal, and a pterotic with a broad lateral laminar expansion. It is among the most speciose catfish groups in East Asia and its members inhabit habitats ranging from fast-flowing hillstreams to large rivers. Easily distinguished by its elongate body, long adipose fin and attractive colouration.
Sexing	Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin.
General Remarks	Found in hillstreams with moderate to swift current and a predominantly rocky bottom.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Dongjiang drainage (part of the Zhujiang [Pearl River] drainage) in southern China. China Waters, Zhujiang (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.4 - 7.6
Temperature	16.0-23.0°C or 60.8-73.4°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
Registered Keepers	(1) Silurus, (2) lordotterby, (3) scotty105, (4) jessey. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2008 Mar 01 03:30 (species record created: 2003 May 11 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Tachysurus trilineatus (Zheng, 1979)

Common Name(s)

Highway Catfish

Type Locality

Mountain stream in Luofu Shan, Boluo Xian, Guangdong Province, China.

Synonym(s)

Leiocassis trilineatus, Pseudobagrus trilineatus

Pronunciation

try lin knee ah tuss

Etymology

The specific epithet comes from the Latin tres, meaning three and linea, meaning line; in reference to the color pattern.

Species Information

Size

76mm (3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Tachysurus can be identified by an extrascapular without a laterosensory canal, and a pterotic with a broad lateral laminar expansion. It is among the most speciose catfish groups in East Asia and its members inhabit habitats ranging from fast-flowing hillstreams to large rivers.

Easily distinguished by its elongate body, long adipose fin and attractive colouration.

Sexing

Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin.

General Remarks

Found in hillstreams with moderate to swift current and a predominantly rocky bottom.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Dongjiang drainage (part of the Zhujiang [Pearl River] drainage) in southern China.
China Waters, Zhujiang (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

6.4 - 7.6

Temperature

16.0-23.0°C or 60.8-73.4°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

Registered Keepers

(1) Silurus, (2) lordotterby, (3) scotty105, (4) jessey.

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.

Articles