Flagtail catfish
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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D. urostriatum
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| Dianema urostriatum (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912)
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Decapogon urostriatum A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912 |
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The flagtail catfish or stripedtail catfish, Dianema urostriatum, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Callichthyinae sub-family of the Callichthyidae family. It originates in the Amazon Basin in South America.[1]
The fish will grow in length up to 12.5 cm (4.9 in).[2] It natively inhabits waters with a pH range of 6.0 to 8.0, a hardness of 5 - 19 DH, and a temperature of 25° - 28° C (77° - 82° F).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Dianema urostriatum" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ↑ PlanetCatfish: Dianema urostriatum. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
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