Giant Raphael Catfish
Megalodoras uranoscopus
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- Scientific name
- Megalodoras uranoscopus
- Family
- Doradidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Doradidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Doras libertatis, Doras uranoscopus, Hoplodoras uranoscopus, Megalodoras irwini, Megalodoras libertatis, Oxydoras huberi, Pseudodoras huberi
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 21.1–25 °C
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 70 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 3,456 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 240 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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