Asian Upside Down Catfish
Mystus leucophasis
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- Scientific name
- Mystus leucophasis
- Family
- Bagridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Bagridae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Bagrus leucophasis, Macrones leucophasis
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 30 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 432 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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