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  • Tachysurus brevianalisLateral view
  • Tachysurus brevianalisVentral view
  • Tachysurus brevianalisDorsal view
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Scientific Name Tachysurus brevianalis  (Regan, 1908)
Common Name
Type Locality Lake Candidius, Taiwan.
Synonym(s) Pseudobagrus brevianalis, Pseudobagrus brevianalis brevianalis
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Size 100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification Tachysurus can be identified by an extrascapular without a laterosensory canal, and a pterotic with a broad lateral laminar expansion. It is among the most speciose catfish groups in East Asia and its members inhabit habitats ranging from fast-flowing hillstreams to large rivers.
Sexing Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin.
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Distribution Taiwan
Taiwan Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 1 (no. 2) (art. 24), pp 151.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 21 10:12 (species record created: 2011 Feb 05 19:39)