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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae Bagrid catfishes

Genus: Tachysurus

(See list of species below)


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13 species (see list below)
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Photo by Nian-Hong, J.-L.

Asia
Max. Length 22.3 cm TL
Tachysurus adiposalis (Oshima, 1919)

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Tachysurus adiposalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Tachysurus argentivittatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Tachysurus brashnikowi
[Brazhnikov's catfish]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 80.4 cm TL
Tachysurus dumerili (Bleeker, 1864)

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Tachysurus dumerili
[Chinese longsnout catfish]

Photo by Greco, F.M.

Asia
Max. Length 34.5 cm TL
Tachysurus fulvidraco (Richardson, 1846)

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Tachysurus fulvidraco
[Yellow catfish]
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Max. Length 45 cm TL
 
Tachysurus herzensteini
[Herzenstein's catfish]

Photo by MNHN

Asia

Tachysurus hoi (Pellegrin & Fang, 1940)

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Tachysurus hoi
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Tachysurus longispinalis
[]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Asia
Max. Length 40.8 cm TL
Tachysurus nitidus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874)

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Tachysurus nitidus
[]
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Tachysurus nudiceps
[]

Photo by Luo, TD

Europe and Asia
Max. Length 36.1 cm SL
Tachysurus sinensis Lacepède, 1803

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Tachysurus sinensis
[]

Photo by Ng, H.H.

Asia
Max. Length 6.9 cm SL
Tachysurus spilotus Ng, 2009

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Tachysurus spilotus
[]

Photo by CAFS

Asia
Max. Length 13.3 cm SL
Tachysurus virgatus (Oshima, 1926)

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Tachysurus virgatus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Tachysurus adiposalis Asia 22.3 TL 1919
Tachysurus argentivittatus Asia 5 SL 1905
Tachysurus brashnikowi Brazhnikov's catfish Asia 22 TL 1907
Tachysurus dumerili Chinese longsnout catfish Asia 80.4 TL 1864
Tachysurus fulvidraco Yellow catfish Asia 34.5 TL 1846
Tachysurus herzensteini Herzenstein's catfish Asia 45 TL 1907
Tachysurus hoi Asia 1940
Tachysurus longispinalis Asia 2005
Tachysurus nitidus Asia 40.8 TL 1874
Tachysurus nudiceps Asia 15 TL 1883
Tachysurus sinensis Europe and Asia 36.1 SL 1803
Tachysurus spilotus Asia 6.9 SL 2009
Tachysurus virgatus Asia 13.3 SL 1926



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