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Fanning pyrrhulina

Pyrrhulina rachoviana

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A pyrrhulina from the lower Paraná and Río de la Plata. It is named after the German aquarist Arthur Rachow.

Scientific name
Pyrrhulina rachoviana
Family
Lebiasinidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Lebiasinidae
Order
Characiformes
Synonyms
Pyrrhulina rachoviata, Pyrrhulina rachowiana

Origin

Native region
América do Sul

Water

Temperature
15–22 °C
pH
6–7.8

Size and lifespan

Adult size
3.9 cm

Behavior

Swimming level
Middle

Reproduction

Breeding strategy
Substrate or cave spawner

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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