Duck Catfish
Ageneiosus ucayalensis
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- Scientific name
- Ageneiosus ucayalensis
- Family
- Auchenipteridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Auchenipteridae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Ageneiosus dentatus, Ageneiosus guianensis, Ageneiosus parnaguensis, Ageneiosus porphyreus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22.5–28 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 29 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 648 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 180 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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