Porthole catfish

The porthole catfish or slender catfish, Dianema longibarbis, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the Amazon River basin in Brazil and Peru.

Porthole catfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae
Genus: Dianema
Species:
D. longibarbis
Binomial name
Dianema longibarbis
Cope, 1872

The fish will grow in length up to 8.2 centimetres (3.2 in). It natively inhabits waters with a pH range of 5.5 to 7.5, a hardness of 2 - 20 DH, and a temperature of 22° - 26 °C (72° - 79 °F).

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