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| Scientific Name | Tachysurus longibarbus (Cui, 1990) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Kinsha River system, Yunnan Province, China. |
| Pronunciation | trah key sue russ |
| Species Information | |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Jinsha River basin [= upper Yangtze River], China China Waters, Yangtze, Jinsha (Upper Yangtze) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in captivity. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | The fishes of Yunnan, China. Part II Cyprinidae. Part 2, pp 153, Fig. 156. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 11:56 (species record created: 2011 Sep 24 05:51) |