Whitebarred catfish
Agamyxis pectinifrons
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The spotted talking catfish from the Amazon basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru), dark with white spots and a spiny body. Nocturnal, it hides by day.
- Scientific name
- Agamyxis pectinifrons
- Family
- Doradidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Doradidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Doras flavopictus, Doras pectinifrons
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 108 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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