Red Fin Shark
Epalzeorhynchos munense
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A shark minnow from the Mekong (Mun River) in Thailand and Laos, very similar to the rainbow shark and confused with it. It is rare in the trade and not farmed. In the wet season it moves into flooded forest.
- Scientific name
- Epalzeorhynchos munense
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Epalzeorhynchos munensis, Labeo bicolor, Labeo erythrura, Labeo frenatus, Labeo munensis
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 243 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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