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Etymology: Tachysurus: Greek, tachys, -eia, y = quick + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce; salmastro demersale. Temperate

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Europe and Asia: Amur, rivers of western Korean Peninsula and China southward to at least Huang He.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.1 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 45662)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 7; Raggi anali molli: 17 - 18. Nude without scale, smooth skin. Small eyes, ellipse shaped. Evident lateral line; high dorsal fin. Black brown in the dorsal, light grey in the body side, white in the stomach, yellowish brown in dorsal, caudal, and pectoral fins, adipose fin colored grey brown(Ref.41215).

Stay at the bottom of warm waters. Often enters port and river mouth. Feeds on small shrimps and fishes (Ref. 41215).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Bogutskaya, N.G., A.M. Naseka, S.V. Shedko, E.D. Vasil'eva and I.A. Chereshnev, 2008. The fishes of the Amur River: updated check-list and zoogeography. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(4):301-366. (Ref. 82587)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Tachysurus sinensis Lacepède, 1803