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Three-striped African Glass Catfish

Pareutropius buffei

Also known as: African Glass Catfish, Swallowtail African Glass Catfish, Swallowtail Glass Catfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2020
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Adult
@gadget · at home, United Kingdom · January 20141 / 2
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Overview

Found in schools, over open waters of floodplains, coastal fresh water lagoons and rivers.
Widespread Africa

Popular aquarium fish.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
black stripesstripes
Behaviour
open waterschooling

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found in schools, over open waters of floodplains, coastal fresh water lagoons and rivers.

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Adult photos 2

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  • fishx6Top Contributor· 26 Nov 2014

    Your fish has been named, check it out in your gallery!

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Taxonomy

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familySchilbeidae
  6. genusPareutropius
  7. speciesPareutropius buffei (Gras, 1961)

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