PlanetCatfish.com - Tachysurus flumendraco (Bagridae) Cat-eLog

Lateral view (holotype) missing top of caudal fin
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Tachysurus flumendraco** Chen, Liu & Yeh, 2024
Common Names	Ng-gang-ling (Taiwan) Yellow River Dragon
Type Locality	Wu River basin, Koshin Village, Nantou County, Taiwan.
Pronunciation	trah key sue russ
Etymology	The specific name, flumendraco, is derived from the Latin words flumen (= river) and draco (= dragon), in allusion to specific local common name in Taiwanese dialect as “Ng-Gang-Ling” meaning as “Yellow River Dragon”.
Species Information
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	Taiwan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in captivity.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zootaxa 5550 (no. 1), pp 315, Figs. 1-2.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 29 12:26 (species record created: 2024 Dec 09 21:17)