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Tachysurus longirostris  (Günther, 1864 )
Image contributors to this species:
Freshwater Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations (1) Zhou Hang (2)
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Relevant Information: Can be identified by its long nose and grey colouration. Moved from the Leiocassis genera to Tachysurus. Too large a species for the home aquarium.
Common Name: None
Synonyms: Leiocassis longirostris, Pseudobagrus longirostris, Liocassis longirostris
Family: Bagridaemblycipitidae
Distribution: Asia: China, in the north. Type locality: Japan (possibly in error for China). 
Size: 90cm ( 36ins)
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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