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Scientific Name | Tachysurus nitidus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874) |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China. |
Synonym(s) | Leiocassis nitidus, Pelteobagrus nitidus, Pseudobagrus nitidus |
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 | Asia: Yangtze -Kiang, China. Reported from South Korea. China Waters, Yangtze (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2023. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie et Paléontologie) (Sér. 6) v. 1 (art. 5), pp 5. |
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Last Update | 2020 Sep 23 14:17 (species record created: 2003 Aug 27 00:00) |