''Tachysurus fulvidraco'', the yellowhead catfish or Korean bullhead, is a species of

bagrid catfish The Bagridae are a family of catfish that are native to Africa ('' Bagrus'') and Asia (all other genera) from Japan to Borneo. It includes about 245 species. These fish are commonly known as naked catfishes or bagrid catfishes. Many large bagri ...

found in eastern Asia from

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to China,

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, and Laos, where it can be found in

lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

s and

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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

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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'':.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". ''

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'' 2009, 2: 22. . * '' Genarchopsis goppo'' * '' Orientocreadium siluri'' * '' Coitocoecum plagiorchis'' * '' Echinoparyphium lingulatum'' * '' Dollfustrema vaneyi'' * '' Opisthorchis parasiluri'' * '' Procamallanus fulvidraconis'' * '' Spinitectus gigi'' * '' Camallanus cotti'' * '' Gangesia pseudobagri'' * '' Hebsoma violentum''

References

Bagridae Catfish of Asia Freshwater fish of Asia Freshwater fish of China Freshwater fish of Japan Fish of Russia Fish of Southeast Asia Taxa named by John Richardson (naturalist) Fish described in 1846 {{bagridae-stub