Tachysurus fulvidraco

Tachysurus fulvidraco
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Bagridae
Genus:	Tachysurus
Species:	T. fulvidraco
Binomial name
	Tachysurus fulvidraco; (J. Richardson, 1846)
Synonyms
	Pimelodus fulvidraco; Macrones fulvidraco; Pelteobagrus fulvidraco; Pseudobagrus fulvidraco; Pseudobagrus wittenburgi;

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, weighing 3 kg, 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

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tachysurus fulvidraco". FishBase. December 2011 version.
^ 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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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tachysurus fulvidraco". FishBase. December 2011 version.

[Li_2009-2] 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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