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Tachysurus nitidus  (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874)
Image contributors to this species:
Freshwater Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations (1)
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Relevant Information: Currently treated in some publications, and FishBase (2009), as Pelteobagrus nitidus. Was named as Leiocassis nitidus before this.
Common Name: None
Synonyms: Pelteobagrus nitidus, Pseudobagrus nitidus, Leiocassis nitidus
Family: Bagridaemblycipitidae
Distribution: Asia: China, from Heilongjiang (Amur River) to Minjiang (Yangtze River tributary). Type locality: Yang-tze-kiang, China.
Size: 16cm (6¼inch)
Temp: 16-25°C (59-77°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.


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