Dianema_urostriatum

Flagtail catfish

Flagtail catfish

Species of fish

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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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. [1]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Dianema urostriatum" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  2. [2]
    PlanetCatfish: Dianema urostriatum. Retrieved 30 May 2014.


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