AquaticRepublic.com - Tachysurus nitidus (Bagridae) All Fishes

Lower Chang-Jiang, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province
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All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Tachysurus nitidus** (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874)
Common Name
Type Locality	Chang Jiang [Yangtze River], China.
Synonym(s)	Leiocassis nitidus, Pelteobagrus nitidus, Pseudobagrus nitidus
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	Asia: Yangtze -Kiang, China. Reported from South Korea. China Waters, Yangtze (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2023.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris (Zoologie et Paléontologie) (Sér. 6) v. 1 (art. 5), pp 5.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:56 (species record created: 2003 Aug 27 00:00)