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Tachysurus brevicaudatus  (Wu, 1930)
Image contributors to this species:
Freshwater Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations (1)
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Relevant Information: 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). Still valid in some quarters as Pseudobagrus brevicaudatus.
Common Name: None
Synonyms: Pseudobagrus brevicaudatus, Leiocassis brevicaudatus, Leiocassis lui
Family: Bagridaemblycipitidae
Distribution: Asia: China, Changjiang (Yangtze River) basin. Type locality: Chungking, Szechwan, China.
Size: 10.0cm SL (4ins)
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.


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Family:  Bagridae

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