Freshwater garfish
Xenentodon cancila
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- Scientific name
- Xenentodon cancila
- Family
- Belonidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Brackish
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Belonidae
- Order
- Beloniformes
- Synonyms
- Belone cancila, Belone graii, Esox cancila, Esox hindostanicus, Esox indica, Xenenthodon cancila, Xenentodon canciloides
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 18–30 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–15 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 35 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 648 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 180 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- 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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