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Tachysurus albomarginatus (Rendahl, 1928)

Image contributors to this species:

Freshwater Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations (1) Zhou Hang (1) Zhou J-J et al 2024 (1)

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Description: The Pelteobagrus genera have in the past been distinguished by their forked caudal fins (vs. truncate/emarginate caudal fins in Pseudobagrus but most of these genera have now been moved to a new family, Tachysurus (Bogutskaya et al. 2008). Etymology: The genus name of Tachysurus: tachys, swift; oura, tail, referring to the presumed agility of T. sinensis based on its “long and nimble” tail (translation). The specific name of albomarginatus: albus, white; marginatus, margined, referring to white edges on dorsal, pelvic and caudal fins. Remarks: Still found in some online sources as Pseudobagrus albomarginatus.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Pseudobagrus albomarginatus, Leiocassis albomarginatus

Family:

Bagridae

Distribution:

Asia: China, Anhui and Guangdong. Type locality: Tang-tu-hsien, Anhui, China.

Size:

16.5cm (6½ins)

Temp:

20-25°C (67-77°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Fish in the News 2024.
Jie Li, Xianglin Chen & Bosco P.L. Chan; (2005) A new species of Pseudobagrus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Bagridae) from southern China. Zootaxa 1067: 49–57.
Zhou J-J, Yuan L-Y, Shao W-H (2024) Tachysurus wuyueensis (Teleostei, Bagridae), a new species of catfish from the Qiantang-Jiang basin, southeast China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(2): 583-595.

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Tachysurus albomarginatus

Tachysurus albomarginatus
Holotype-Macheng County, Hubei Province

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