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Scientific Name	**Tachysurus intermedius** (Nichols & Pope, 1927)
Common Name
Type Locality	Nodoa, Hainan Island, China.
Synonym(s)	Pelteobagrus intermedius, Pseudobagrus intermedius
Species Information
Size	135mm or 5.3" 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. Greyish in colour, with some dark spot on the side, all fins are coloured black
Sexing	Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Hainan Island, China and Viet Nam. China Waters, Hainan 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 2011.
Other Parameters	Occurs in fresh and brackish water.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History v. 54 (art. 2), pp 331, Fig. 5.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2019 Oct 06 04:56 (species record created: 2004 Oct 27 00:00)