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Scobinancistrus aureatus Burgess 1994. To 25 cm. South America:
Xingu River basin.
http://fishbase.org/Summary/species
Summary.php?ID=57543&genusname=
Scobinancistrus&speciesname=aureatus |
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Synodontis multipunctatus Boulenger 1898, the
Many-Spotted Synodontis, Cuckoo Catfish. East Central Africa; Lake
Tanganyika. To eleven inches total length in the wild. Cond.s dH 15-35,
temp. 21-25 C. Found on muddy bottoms to depths of 100 meters. Notable as
the only fish to practice brood parasitism. Lays eggs amongst cichlid
nests, its young growing faster eating the cichlid fry. See Riegel (2001)
re spawning. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=9596&genusname=
Synodontis&speciesname=multipunctatus |

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Pangasius hypophthalmus (formerly sutchi) (Sauvage
1878), the Pangasius or Sutchi Catfish or Iridescent, Asian, Mystic... Shark. To 130 cm.
(yes, more than four feet) in length, 15.5 kg. Cond.s: pH range: 6.5 -
7.5; dH range: 2.0 - 29.0; tropical; 22 - 26°C. A very hardy aquarium
species, but does inhale smaller tankmates... |
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