Synodontis petricola
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A catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika that lives among the rocks — 'petricola' means 'rock dweller'.
- Scientific name
- Synodontis petricola
- Family
- Mochokidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Mochokidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Synodontis multimaculatus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 7.5–8.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 10–35 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 13 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 81 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 90 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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