Long pectoral-fin minnow
Macrochirichthys macrochirus
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- Scientific name
- Macrochirichthys macrochirus
- Family
- Xenocyprididae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Xenocyprididae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Leuciscus macrochirus, Leuciscus uranoscopus, Macrocheirichthys laonensis, Macrocheirichthys laosensis, Macrocheirichthys macrochirus, Macrochirichthys laoensis, Macrochirichthys laosensis, Macrochirichthys macrochirius, Macrochirichthys snyderi, Macrochirichthys uranoscopus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 80 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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