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Tachysurus eupogon (Boulenger 1892)

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Freshwater Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations (1)

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Relevant Information:

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 eupogon: eu-, well or very; pogon, beard, presumably referring to nasal barbels (“twice and a half as long as eye”), maxillary barbels (“a little longer than the head”), and/or outer mandibular barbels (“three fourths the length of the head, inner one half”). Remarks: Still valid in some publications and in some online rescources as Pelteobagrus eupogon but Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes has Tachysurus as the current genus name with Pelteobagrus eupogon as a junior synonym.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Pseudobagrus eupogon, Pelteobagrus eupogon

Family:

Bagridae

Distribution:

Asia: China, Changjiang (Yangtze River) basin Type locality: Shanghai, China.

Size:

18.0cm (6ins)

Temp:

20-25°C (67-77°F)

p.H.

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.
Linder, R. Shane; The Catfishes of Asia, Family Bagridae part one. Catfish Study Group.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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