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Scientific Name | Tachysurus ichikawai (Okada & Kubota, 1957) |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Miya River, Mie Prefecture, Japan. |
Pronunciation | trah key sue russ |
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Size | 108mm or 4.3" 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. |
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Distribution | Asia: endemic to the streams in the Mie Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan. |
IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
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Breeding | Unreported in captivity. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 5 (nos 3-6), pp 144, Fig. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 11:56 (species record created: 2021 Aug 08 02:13) |