Tachysurus tokiensis • Bagridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Tachysurus tokiensis** (Döderlein , 1887)
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	River near Tokyo, Japan.
Synonym(s)	Pseudobagrus aurantiacus tokiensis, Pseudobagrus tokiensis
Species Information
Size	113mm (4.4") 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	Japan Japan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Further Information
References	Steindachner & Döderlein 1887:288 [32] [Denkschriften der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 53 (1. abth.).
Registered Keepers	(1) amiidae (p: 2). 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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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Tachysurus tokiensis (Döderlein , 1887)

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

River near Tokyo, Japan.

Synonym(s)

Pseudobagrus aurantiacus tokiensis, Pseudobagrus tokiensis

Species Information

Size

113mm (4.4") 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

Japan
Japan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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

Further Information

References

Steindachner & Döderlein 1887:288 [32] [Denkschriften der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien v. 53 (1. abth.).

Registered Keepers

(1) amiidae (p: 2).

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.