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Tachysurus pratti (Günther, 1892)

Image contributors to this species:

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

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Relevant Information:

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 pratti: in honour of naturalist Antwerp Edgar Pratt (1852-1924), who collected type. Remarks: Still found in some online sources as Pseudobagrus pratti.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Pseudobagrus pratti, Macrones pratti, Liocassis emarginatus

Family:

Bagridae

Distribution:

Asia: China. Changjiang (Yangtze River) basin. Type locality: Kia-tiang-fu, Szechwan [Sichuan], Prov., China, elev. 1070 ft.

Size:

18.0cm (6ins)

Temp:

16-25°C (59-77°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.
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 pratti

Tachysurus pratti
Holotype-Huili County, Sichuan Province

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