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  • Tachysurus crassirostris
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Scientific Name Tachysurus crassirostris  Regan, 1913
Common Name
Type Locality Kiatiang-fu, Sze Chuen, China.
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Identification Tachysurus can be identified by an extrascapular without a laterosensory canal, and a pterotic with a broad lateral laminar expansion. It is among the most speciose catfish groups in East Asia and its members inhabit habitats ranging from fast-flowing hillstreams to large rivers.
Sexing Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin.
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Distribution Sichuan, China
China Waters, Sichuan Region Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Last Update 2012 Jan 09 14:10 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 05:49)