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Scientific Name	**Tachysurus brevicorpus** (Mori, 1936)
Common Names	Korean Stumpy Bullhead Kochi-dongjagae ()
Type Locality	Rakuto River at Ei-yo, southern Chosen, Korea.
Synonym(s)	Pseudobagrus brevicorpus
Pronunciation	trah key sue russ
Species Information
Size	92mm or 3.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Tachysurus can be identified by an extrascapular without a laterosensory canal, and a pterotic with a broad lateral laminar expansion. It is among the most speciose catfish groups in East Asia and its members inhabit habitats ranging from fast-flowing hillstreams to large rivers. Basic body color is yellowish-brown with four saddles of black or dark brown. The banding is very regular within the species.
Sexing	Males have an elongate genital papilla in front of the anal fin.
General Remarks	This species' extremely limited range warranted the inclusion this fishes inclusion in the book, Endangered and Reserved Wild Species in Korea (1998) but it is not uncommon within that area, merely overlooked because of its small size.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: South Korea. Found only in the Nakdong River and its tributaries.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
pH	6.5 - 7.5
Temperature	16.0-23.0°C or 60.8-73.4°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	This temperate water fish is lives in waters with a wide range of seasonal temperatures and can withstand higher and lower temperatures than listed for short periods of time.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Nocturnally feeds on small invertebrates in nature. Adapts to a wide variety of food in the aquarium but is especially fond of blood worms. User data.
Furniture	Most comfortable in aquariums with a sand base overlaid with larger irregular gravel. Also requires outcrops of large stones or driftwood that it will hide beneath.
Compatibility	Peaceful, but nervous around large tankmates
Suggested Tankmates	Occurs naturally with many small Korean gobies, bitterling species and loaches. Could probably mixed with small fish that can withstand an unheated aquarium such as white cloud mountain minnows
Breeding	Breeding reported to occur between May and July in nature.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Dobutsugaku Zasshi = Zoological Magazine Tokyo v. 48 (nos 8-10), pp 672, Pl. 24 (fig. 2)
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2024 Oct 01 14:08 (species record created: 2013 Sep 10 10:58)