Southern saratoga
Scleropages leichardti
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- Scientific name
- Scleropages leichardti
- Family
- Osteoglossidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Osteoglossidae
- Order
- Osteoglossiformes
- Synonyms
- Osteoglossum guntheri, Scleropages leichardtii, Scleropages leichhardti
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Water
- Temperature
- 24–40 °C
- pH
- 6.8–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 8–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 90 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 648 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 180 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Near threatened (NT)
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