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Sun Catfish

Horabagrus brachysoma

The Sun Catfish (Horabagrus brachysoma) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Bagridae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 45 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable. In the aquarium it is kept at 23–25 °C.

Size: 45 cmtotal length
Temperature: 23–25 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Climate zone: Tropical

In the aquarium

Temperature23–25 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness5–25 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

OrderSiluriformes
FamilyBagridae
GenusHorabagrus
SpeciesHorabagrus brachysoma

Quick answers

Sun Catfish size: how big does it get?: It grows to 45 cm (total length).
Sun Catfish water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23–25 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 5–25 °dGH.
Sun Catfish: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable.