Biology:Tachysurus

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Tachysurus
Yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco 3.JPG
Tachysurus fulvidraco
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Tachysurus
Lacépède, 1803
Type species
Tachysurus sinensis
Lacépède, 1803

Tachysurus is a genus of bagrid catfishes found in eastern Asia and as a fossil in Africa. The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Tachysurus argentivittatus (Regan, 1905)
  • Tachysurus brashnikowi (L. S. Berg, 1907) - Brazhnikov's catfish
  • Tachysurus dumerili (Bleeker, 1846) - Chinese longsnout catfish
  • Tachysurus fulvidraco (J. Richardson, 1846) - yellowhead catfish or Korean bullhead
  • Tachysurus herzensteini (L. S. Berg, 1907) - Herzenstein's catfish
  • Tachysurus hoi (Pellegrin & P. W. Fang, 1940)
  • Tachysurus landanensis
  • Tachysurus longispinalis (V. H. Nguyễn, 2005)
  • Tachysurus nitidus (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874)
  • Tachysurus nudiceps (Sauvage, 1883)
  • Tachysurus sinensis Lacépède, 1803
  • Tachysurus spilotus H. H. Ng, 2009
  • Tachysurus virgatus (Ōshima, 1926)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Tachysurus in FishBase. December 2011 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q10689619 entry