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Apollo sharkminnow

Luciosoma spilopleura

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A fish from Sumatra and Borneo, from fast streams with rock and gravel bottoms.

Scientific name
Luciosoma spilopleura
Family
Danionidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Danionidae
Order
Cypriniformes

Origin

Native region
Ásia

Water

Temperature
24–27 °C
pH
6.5
General hardness (GH)
5–8 °dGH

Size and lifespan

Adult size
8.2 cm

Behavior

Social life
School
Swimming level
Middle

Care

Care difficulty
Moderate

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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