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Tachysurus truncatus (Regan, 1913)

Image contributors to this species:

Zhou Hang (1) Drake Shaw (1) Zhou J-J et al 2024 (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 truncatus: from the Latin truncatus (truncated), in reference to the relatively short head of this species. Remarks: Still valid in some publications as Pseudobagrus truncatus but Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes has Tachysurus as the current genus name with Pseudobagrus truncatus as a junior synonym.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Leiocassis truncatus, Liocassis truncatus, Pseudobagrus truncatus

Family:

Bagridae

Distribution:

Asia: China; Changjiang Yangtze River basin. Type locality: Kia-tiang-fu (China).

Size:

15.5cm (6¼ins)

Temp:

16-23°C (59-75°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.5.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr. 2007 Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Fish in the News 2024.
Zhou J-J, Yuan L-Y, Shao W-H (2024) Tachysurus wuyueensis (Teleostei, Bagridae), a new species of catfish from the Qiantang-Jiang basin, southeast China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(2): 583-595.

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Tachysurus truncatus

Tachysurus truncatus
Holotype-Qianwei County, Sichuan Province

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