Tachysurus truncatus • Bagridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Tachysurus truncatus** (Valenciennes, 1840)
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Java, Indonesia.
Synonym(s)	Leiocassis truncatus, Pseudobagrus truncatus
Species Information
Size	420mm (16.5") 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.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South and southeast Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Cambodia waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indonesia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Thailand Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 15
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2011 Jan 27 07:37 (species record created: 2005 Jan 31 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Tachysurus truncatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Java, Indonesia.

Synonym(s)

Leiocassis truncatus, Pseudobagrus truncatus

Species Information

Size

420mm (16.5") 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.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South and southeast Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
Cambodia waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indonesia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Pacific, Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Thailand Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)