Tachysurus sinensis
Species of fish
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Tachysurus sinensis, the yellow 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 36.1 cm (14.2 in), weighing 3 kg (6 lb 10 oz), though it is much more commonly found to a length of 8 cm (3.1 in). It is a minor component of commercial fisheries.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Bagridae |
| Genus: | Tachysurus |
| Species: | T. sinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tachysurus sinensis Lacepède, 1803 | |
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Parasites
A total of 11 species of helminths, 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:.[4]
- Genarchopsis goppo
- Orientocreadium siluri
- Coitocoecum plagiorchis
- Echinoparyphium lingulatum
- Dollfustrema vaneyi
- Opisthorchis parasiluri
- Procamallanus fulvidraconis
- Spinitectus gigi
- Camallanus cotti
- Gangesia pseudobagri
- Hebsoma violentum