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Malay glass catfish

Ompok eugeneiatus

Malay glass catfish (Ompok eugeneiatus)
Photo: Zakqary Roy · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Scientific name
Ompok eugeneiatus
Family
Siluridae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Siluridae
Order
Siluriformes
Synonyms
Callichrous eugeneiatus, Kryptopterus eugeneiatus, Ompok eugeniatus, Silurichthys eugeneiatus, Silurodes eugeneiatus

Origin

Native region
Ásia

Water

Temperature
20–28 °C
pH
6–7
General hardness (GH)
3–10 °dGH

Size and lifespan

Adult size
16.5 cm
Minimum tank (volume)
108 L
Minimum tank (length)
120 cm

Behavior

Temperament
Peaceful
Social life
School
Minimum group
4
Swimming level
Bottom

Care

Care difficulty
Moderate

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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