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Scientific Name	**Tachysurus tenuis** (Günther, 1873)
Common Name
Type Locality	Shanghai, China.
Synonym(s)	Macrones tenuis, Pseudobagrus tenuis
Pronunciation	trah key sue russ
Species Information
Size	360mm or 14.2" 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.
Sexing	Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Shanghai, China. China Waters, Shanghai Area Waters (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.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 12 (no. 69) (art. 31), pp 244.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:56 (species record created: 2005 May 23 00:00)