Tachysurus fulvidraco explained

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.

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:.^[1]

• Genarchopsis goppo
• Orientocreadium siluri
• Coitocoecum plagiorchis
• Echinoparyphium lingulatum
• Dollfustrema vaneyi
• Opisthorchis parasiluri
• Procamallanus fulvidraconis
• Spinitectus gigi
• Camallanus cotti
• Gangesia pseudobagri
• Hebsoma violentum

Notes and References

1. 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. .