Raphael catfish
Platydoras costatus
No photo yet
A thorny catfish from northern South America. It was long confused with the striped Raphael catfish (Platydoras armatulus), more common in the hobby; unlike it, the pale body stripe does not reach the head. It reaches 24 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Platydoras costatus
- Family
- Doradidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Doradidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Doras dentatus, Doras helicophilus, Mystus ascita, Platydoras dentatus, Platydoras helicophilus, Silurus costatus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 24–30 °C
- pH
- 5.8–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 24 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
Spotted wrong data on this page? Let us know