Knife livebearer
Alfaro cultratus
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- Scientific name
- Alfaro cultratus
- Family
- Poeciliidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Poeciliidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Alfaro acutiventralis, Alfaro amazonum, Petalosoma amazonum, Petalosoma cultratum, Petalurichthys amazonum, Petalurichthys cultratus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 7.5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Livebearer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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