''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 bagrid ...

found in eastern Asia from

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, and

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, where it can be found in

lake A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...

s and

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

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 Habitat fragmentation describes the emergence of discontinuities (fragmentation) in an organism's preferred environment (habitat), causing population fragmentation and ecosystem decay. Causes of habitat fragmentation include geological proces ...

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