African pike-characin
Phago loricatus
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A characin from West Africa. It reaches about 16 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Phago loricatus
- Family
- Distichodontidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Distichodontidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Phago maculatus, Phago rostratus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
- pH
- 6–7.2
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 16.5 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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