Chinese High-fin Banded Shark
Myxocyprinus asiaticus
The Chinese High-fin Banded Shark (Myxocyprinus asiaticus) is a subtropical freshwater fish of the family Catostomidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 68 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable. In the aquarium it is kept at 15.5–21 °C.
- Size
- 68 cmtotal length
- Temperature
- 15.5–21 °C
- pH
- 6.0–8.0
- Climate zone
- Subtropical
In the aquarium
Temperature15.5–21 °C
pH6.0–8.0
Hardness2–20 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Subtropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCatostomidae
- GenusMyxocyprinus
- SpeciesMyxocyprinus asiaticus
Quick answers
- Chinese High-fin Banded Shark size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 68 cm (total length).
- Chinese High-fin Banded Shark water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 15.5–21 °C, pH 6.0–8.0, hardness 2–20 °dGH.
- Chinese High-fin Banded Shark: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable.
Sources
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