Flagtail catfish
The flagtail catfish or stripedtail catfish, Dianema urostriatum, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Callichthyinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in the Amazon Basin in South America.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Dianema |
| Species: | D. urostriatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dianema urostriatum (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912) | |
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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
- 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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