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Scientific Name	**Tachysurus tokiensis** (Döderlein, 1887)
Common Name
Type Locality	River near Tokyo, Japan.
Synonym(s)	Pseudobagrus aurantiacus tokiensis, Pseudobagrus tokiensis
Species Information
Size	113mm or 4.4" 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	Japan Japan 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 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 53 (1. abth.), pp 288 [32].
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Last Update	2021 Feb 13 09:09 (species record created: 2011 Feb 05 18:57)