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The fish inhabits sluggish waters with dense vegetation along the banks. [1] It occurs in shallow muddy waters and will grow in length up to 7.5 centimetres (3.0 inches). [ 1 ] It lives in a tropical climate in water with a 5.8–8.0 pH , a water hardness of 2–30 dGH , and a temperature range of 22–28 °C (72–82 °F). [ 1 ]
As of July 2017, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 1,000 critically endangered fish species, including 87 which are tagged as possibly extinct. [1] [2] Of all evaluated fish species, 3.0% are listed as critically endangered. The IUCN also lists four fish subspecies as critically endangered.
The clown featherback (Chitala ornata), also known as the clown knifefish and spotted knifefish, is a nocturnal species of tropical fish with a long, knife-like body. This knifefish is native to freshwater habitats in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Laos, Macau, Thailand, and Vietnam, [2] but it has also been introduced to regions outside its native range. [1]
Hypostomus plecostomus, also known as the suckermouth catfish or common pleco, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the armored catfish family (Loricariidae), named for the longitudinal rows of armor-like scutes that cover the upper parts of the head and body (the lower surface of head and abdomen is naked soft skin).
The serpae tetra (Hyphessobrycon eques), also known as the red minor tetra, jewel tetra or callistus tetra, [3] is a species of tetra, a tropical freshwater fish of the characin family (family Characidae) of order Characiformes. It is native to the Amazon River drainage in Brazil, Peru, Paraguay, Bolivia and northern Argentina.
Protoxotes lorentzi is a tropical freshwater fish found in streams and swamps of the Northern Territory of Australia and the island of New Guinea. [1] [3] [4] It was first named by Weber in 1910, [4] and is commonly known as the primitive archerfish or Lorentz's archerfish. [5] [6]