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Tachysurus dumerili (Bleeker, 1864) |
Image contributors to this species: |
Freshwater Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations (1) Zhou Hang (2) Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (1) Drake Shaw (1) |
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Relevant Information: |
Description: Can be identified by its long nose and grey colouration. Aquarium Care: Too large a species for the home aquarium. 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 dumerili: in honour of Bleeker’s friend August Duméril (1812-1870), herpetologist and ichthyologist, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris), who kindly allowed Bleeker to describe it. Remarks: Moved from the Leiocassis genera to Tachysurus but has been misadentified as Tachysurus longirostris. |
Common Name: |
Chinese longsnout catfish |
Synonyms: |
Leiocassis longirostris, Pseudobagrus longirostris, Liocassis longirostris, Rhinobagrus dumerili |
Family: |
Bagridae |
Distribution: |
Asia: China, in the north. Type locality: Japan (possibly in error for China). |
Size: |
90.0cm (36ins) |
Temp: |
16-25°C (59-77°F) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.0. |
Reference: |
Ferraris, C.J. Jr.
2007 Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary
types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
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