Angler catfish
Chaca bankanensis
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An angler catfish from Sundaland (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand), from peat swamps and soft-bottomed streams among leaf litter.
- Scientific name
- Chaca bankanensis
- Family
- Chacidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Chacidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 22–26 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 3–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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