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Flagtail catfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Dianema
Species: D. urostriatum
Binomial name
Dianema urostriatum
(A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Decapogon urostriatum A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1912

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.

The fish will grow in length up to 12.5 cm (4.9 in). 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).

References

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


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