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Scientific Name	**Tachysurus spilotus** Ng, 2009
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Type Locality	Suoi Mo, Ba Na foothills,16°00'28.8''N, 108°02'35.0''E, Song Thuy Loan drainage, Da Nang Province, Vietnam.
Species Information
Size	69mm or 2.7" 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	Coastal river drainages, central Vietnam. Vietnam waters, Central Vietnam Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zootaxa No. 2283, pp 17, Figs. 1, 2a, 3a, 4a.
Registered Keepers	There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2019 Oct 13 03:26 (species record created: 2009 Nov 09 14:56)