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Scientific Name	**Tachysurus gracilis** (Li, Chen & Chan, 2005)
Common Name
Type Locality	Guilin City, Zhujiang basin, Lijiang drainage, 29°55'23"N, 118°28'12"E, Guangxi Province, China.
Synonym(s)	Pseudobagrus gracilis
Species Information
Size	173mm or 6.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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. The genera Pelteobagrus and Pseudobagrus form a monophyletic group, but the monophyly of the two genera are uncertain. Traditionally, members of the genus Pelteobagrus have been distinguished by their forked caudal fins (vs. truncate/emarginate caudal fins in Pseudobagrus). This convention is still largely used in current literature and is adhered to here. There are some Chinese species assigned to the genus Leiocassis (longirostris, crassilabris, tenuifurcatus, virgatus and argentivittatus), but have been tentatively placed in Pseudobagrus by Mo (1991).
Sexing	Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin.
Habitat Information
Distribution	China China Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2022.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zootaxa No. 1067, pp 50, Fig. 1.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2022 Sep 25 08:36 (species record created: 2005 Jan 29 00:00)