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Scientific Name	**Tachysurus truncatus** (Regan, 1913)
Common Name
Type Locality	Kia-tiang-fu, Sze Chuen [Sichuan], China.
Synonym(s)	Leiocassis truncatus, Pseudobagrus truncatus
Pronunciation	trah key sue russ
Species Information
Size	420mm or 16.5" 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	East Asia: Yangtze River basin, China. China Waters, Yangtze (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.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 11 (no. 66), pp 553.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:40 (species record created: 2005 Jan 31 00:00)