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Tachysurus crassilabris (Günther 1864)

Image contributors to this species:

Zhou Hang (1) Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (1)

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Relevant Information:

Description: Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17. This bagrid has been moved to the Tachysurus genera from Pseudobagrus and on most online sources the genera of Pseudobagrus is still listed as valid. 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 crassilabris: brevis, short; caudatus, tailed, referring to shorter caudal peduncle compared to T. emarginatus. Remarks: The taxonomy of this genus is unclear and many authorities treat it as a junior synonym of Tachysurus.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Liocassis crassilabris, Pelteobagrus crassilabris, Pseudobagrus crassilabris, Leiocassis crassilabris crassilabris, Leiocassis crassirostris, Leiocassis crassilabris macrops, Leiocassis crassilabris

Family:

Bagridae

Distribution:

Asia: From Huanghe (Yellow River) to Zhujiang (Pearl River). Type locality: China.

Size:

15.0cm. (6ins)

Temp:

15-25°C (57-77°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (12/2009).
Gao, G., 1991. Bagridae. p. 297-317. In J.-H. Pan, L. Zhong, C.-Y. Zheng, H.-L. Wu and J.-H. Liu (eds). 1991. The freshwater fishes of Guangdong Province. Guangdong Science and Technology Press, Guangzhou. 589 pp.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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