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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Tachysurus herzensteini (Berg, 1907) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | [Onon River mouth, Russia]. |
| Synonym(s) | Leiocassis herzensteini, Liocassis herzensteini, Macrones herzensteini, Pseudobagrus herzensteini |
| Pronunciation | trah key sue russ |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 450mm or 17.7" 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. |
| Sexing | Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Amur River basin. Russian Waters, Onon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in captivity. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Ezhegodnik, Zoologicheskago Muzeya Imperatorskoi Akademii Nauk v. 12 (no. 3), pp 421 [4]. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.8.205.3995 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 11:56 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 05:50) |