Lambchop rasbora
Trigonostigma espei
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The lambchop rasbora lives mainly in Thailand and Cambodia, with a population on Phú Quốc Island, Vietnam, in waters with dense submerged vegetation. Its name comes from the dark, lamb-chop-shaped mark on its flank.
- Scientific name
- Trigonostigma espei
- Family
- Danionidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Danionidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Rasbora espei, Rasbora heteromorpha, Rasbora heteromorpha espei
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 3 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Social life
- School
- Minimum group
- 8
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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