Pareutropius
buffei (Gras, 1961)
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Johnny
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Hippocampus
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| Relevant
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Small dorsal fin and
long anal fin. Compressed body. Two midlateral body stripes, the
lower one reaching the insertion of the anal fin. Two blotches
on caudal fin. Aquarium Care: You will need
to purchase at least 6 of this species as they are a schooling
fish and need their own company. If you only buy one or two they
will hide and waste away, but apart from that they are easy to
keep and seem to live for a considerable length of time if given
a spacious tank with a good water current and the undertaking
of water changes when needed. There is another species from the
same genera, P.debauwi,
that is sometimes
confused with P. buffei but the former
has not got the second body stripe that P.buffei possess's,
and it has a more pointed caudal fin. I also find that it is not
such a colourful fish as P. buffei. P. buffei
has a blotch on each caudal fin whereas P.debauwi has not
and a dark edge shows to the adipose fin of P. debauwi.
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| Common
Name: |
3-stripe
glass catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Eutropiellus buffei,
Eutropius buffei, Eutropiellus vandeweyeri |
| Family: |
Schilbeidaeycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Africa:
Lower Ouémé River, Cross and Niger Rivers. Type
locality: Bas-Ouémé, Bas-Dahomey. |
| Size:
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7.5cm.
(3ins) |
| Temp: |
24-27°C
(75-81°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0-8.0. |
| Reference: |
ScotCat Factsheet
no. 53. Nov. 2000.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue
of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
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Family:
Schilbeidae
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