Freshwater Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations (1)
Currently treated in some publications, and FishBase (2009), as Pelteobagrus nitidus. Was named as Leiocassis nitidus before this. 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 nitidus: neat, elegant or shining, allusion not explained, perhaps referring to “reddish body, wine-coloured towards the back” (translation), (Tachysurus nitidus). Remarks: Still found in some online sources as as Pseudobagrus nitidus.
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Pelteobagrus nitidus, Pseudobagrus nitidus, Leiocassis nitidus
Bagridae
Asia: China, from Heilongjiang (Amur River) to Minjiang (Yangtze River tributary). Type locality: Yang-tze-kiang, China.
16.0cm (6¼ins)
16-25°C (59-77°F)
6.0-7.0.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr.,
2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary
types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
The
ETYFish Project
Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.
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