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.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Tachysurus |
| Species: | T. fulvidraco
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| Tachysurus fulvidraco (J. Richardson, 1846)
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Parasites
editA 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:.[3]
References
edit- ^ Zhao, H.H. (2011). "Tachysurus fulvidraco". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T166095A6173346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T166095A6173346.en. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ 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.