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Yellow Catfish

Tachysurus fulvidraco (Richardson 1846)

Diseases and Parasites

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Procamallanus Infection 15. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Diseases and Parasites

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Camallanus Infection 12. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)
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Life Cycle

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Males have been reported to guard both the eggs and larvae in the nest hole, previously dug by the male in the clay bottom (Ref. 4576).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Analsoft rays: 19 - 20
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Biology

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Adults occur mainly in river channels and lakes. They feed on the bottom on insects (particularly on trichopterans and chironomids), mollusks, occasionally on fishes (Ref. 6868). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Eggs are guarded by the males (Ref. 45232). Important food fish (Ref. 89718).
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Importance

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fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial
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Tachysurus fulvidraco

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Tachysurus fulvidraco, the yellowhead catfish or Korean bullhead, is a species of bagrid catfish found in eastern Asia from Siberia to China, Korea, Vietnam, and Laos, where it can be found in lakes and river channels. It can reach a maximum length of 34.5 cm (13.5 in), weighing 3 kg (6.6 lb), though it is much more commonly found to a length of 8 cm. It is a minor component of commercial fisheries.[1]

Parasites

A total of 11 species of helminthes, including six species of digeneans, three species of nematodes, a species of cestode, and an acanthocephalan have been found in the stomach and intestines of T. fulvidraco:.[2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Tachysurus fulvidraco" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. ^ Li W. X., Nie P., Wang G. T. & Yao W. J. (2009). "Communities of gastrointestinal helminths of fish in historically connected habitats: habitat fragmentation effect in a carnivorous catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco from seven lakes in flood plain of the Yangtze River, China". Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2: 22. doi:10.1186/1756-3305-2-22.
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Tachysurus fulvidraco: Brief Summary

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Tachysurus fulvidraco, the yellowhead catfish or Korean bullhead, is a species of bagrid catfish found in eastern Asia from Siberia to China, Korea, Vietnam, and Laos, where it can be found in lakes and river channels. It can reach a maximum length of 34.5 cm (13.5 in), weighing 3 kg (6.6 lb), though it is much more commonly found to a length of 8 cm. It is a minor component of commercial fisheries.

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