Glass schilbid
Parailia pellucida
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The African glass catfish, a transparent fish from lakes and rivers of West Africa. It resembles the Asian glass catfish but is not closely related: it belongs to a different family.
- Scientific name
- Parailia pellucida
- Family
- Schilbeidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Schilbeidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Parailia congica, Physailia pellucida, Physaillia pellucida
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 25–28 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.2
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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