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Scientific Name	**Tachysurus virgatus** (Oshima, 1926)
Common Name
Type Locality	Kachek River, about 40 miles above Kachek, Hainan Island, China.
Synonym(s)	Aoria virgatus, Leiocassis virgatus, Pelteobagrus virgatus, Pseudobagrus virgatus
Pronunciation	trah key sue russ - vir gah tuss
Species Information
Size	133mm or 5.2" 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. Complete lateral line extended until the end of the caudal fin.
Sexing	Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: China and Viet Nam. China Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Vietnam waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses v. 11 (no. 1), pp 4.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:56 (species record created: 2004 Oct 27 00:00)