Pareutropius buffei
| Pareutropius buffei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Schilbeidae |
| Genus: | Pareutropius |
| Species: | P. buffei |
| Binomial name | |
| Pareutropius buffei Gras, 1961 | |
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Pareutropius buffei, the three-striped African catfish, is a species of fish in the Schilbeidae family, the schilbid catfishes.
Description
The species reaches a maximum length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in). The body is silvery, with three lateral stripes, and there are black spots on the upper and lower parts of the rounded caudal fin. This species is sometimes kept as an aquarium pet.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Benin and Guinea,[2] where it inhabits rivers and freshwater lagoons.[1]
References
- 1 2 Moelants, T. (2010). "Pareutropius buffei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T181620A7690615. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- 1 2 "Pareutropics buffei". SeriouslyFish.
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