Flagtail catfish | |
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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 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. [2]
The fish will grow in length up to 12.5 cm (4.9 in). [3] 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). [2]