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Tachysurus argentivittatus (Regan, 1905)

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Zhou Hang (1) Cheilinus Aquarium Photography (2)

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Description: Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15 . The bagrid catfish genus Tachysurus (known until very recently in the literature as Pelteobagrus or Pseudobagrus) is among the most speciose catfish groups in East Asia, with at least 31 valid species (Ng &Freyhof; Ng & Kottelat, 2007; Cheng et al., 2008). Habitat: Its members inhabit habitats ranging from fast-flowing hillstreams to large rivers, and are diagnosed by an extrascapular without a laterosensory canal, and a pterotic with a broad lateral laminar expansion (Mo, 1991). Etymology: The genus name of Tachysurus: tachys, swift; oura, tail, referring to the presumed agility of T. sinensis based on its “long and nimble” tail (translation). The specific name of argentivittatus: argentum, silver; vittatus, banded, referring to silver lateral band extending from opercle to base of caudal fin.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Leiocassis argentivittatus, Pelteobagrus argentivittatus, Mystus argentivittatus, Macrones argentivittatus

Family:

Bagridae

Distribution:

Asia: China from Heilongjiang [Amur River] to Zhujiang [= Pearl River]. Type Locality: Canton, Cungkun, China.

Size:

5.0cm. (2ins)

Temp:

20-25°C (67-77°F)

p.H.

7.0-7.5.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Ng, H.H; 2009. Tachysurus spilotus, a new species of catfish from central Vietnam (Teleostei: Bagridae) Zootaxa 2283: 16–28.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Tachysurus argentivittatus

Tachysurus argentivittatus

Tachysurus argentivittatus
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