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Apollo Shark

Luciosoma setigerum

Apollo Shark (Luciosoma setigerum)
Photo: Fanli Marine · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Scientific name
Luciosoma setigerum
Family
Danionidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Danionidae
Order
Cypriniformes
Synonyms
Barbus podonemus, Barbus setigerus, Luciosoma trinema, Luciosoma weberii

Origin

Native region
Ásia

Water

Temperature
20–26 °C
pH
6–8
General hardness (GH)
2–12 °dGH

Size and lifespan

Adult size
22 cm
Minimum tank (volume)
864 L
Minimum tank (length)
240 cm

Behavior

Social life
School
Swimming level
Middle
Diet
Carnivore

Care

Care difficulty
Moderate

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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