Tachysurus
fulvidraco (Richardson, 1846) |
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Freshwater
Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations
(1)
Zhou
Hang (2)
Karl-Heinz Dau (1 Stamp) Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library
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| Relevant
Information: |
Dorsal spines (total):
2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 19 - 20. Occurs
mainly in river channels and lakes. Feeds on the bottom on insects
(particularly on trichopterans and chironomids), mollusks, occasionally
on fishes. Oviparous. Eggs are guarded by the males. Colour:
Has an unique colour pattern of brown to dark brown
mid-lateral and mid-dorsal stripes on yellow background.
Aquarium Care: Primarily a cool water catfish so placing
the tank in a centrally heated house would suffice. Needs a large
tank as they grow fast and they will squabble with con specifics
if kept in too small a tank. Create hiding places with rocks and
bogwood with the tank densely planted and with floating plants as
part of the setup. Diet: Will accept most prepared
foods such as flake, tablets, live and frozen. |
| Common
Name: |
Tawny
Dragon catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Pelteobagrus
fulvidraco, Pseudobagrus
fulvidraco, Pimelodus fulvidraco, Macrones fulvidraco, Silurus calvarius
Basilewsky, 1855, Bagrus calvarius
(Basilewsky, 1855) |
| Family: |
Bagridaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Widely
throughout China, except the western plateau and Xinjiang (Chu et
al., 1999); Nam Ma Basin, Laos, and northern and central Vietnam
and the Amur river basin in the far east of Russia. Type
locality: Canton, China. |
| Size:
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32cm (
14ins) |
| Temp: |
16-25°C
(59-77°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.0. |
| Reference: |
Burgess, W.E.
1989 An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary
survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City,
New Jersey (USA). 784 p.
Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1991 Aquarien atlas.
Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde,
Germany. 1104 p.
Serov, D.V., Nezdoliy V.K., Pavlov, D.S.; The Freshwater
Fishes of Central Vietnam. Scientific Press Ltd. 363 p.
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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