Order Siluriformes Genus Pareutropius Higher classification Pareutropius | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Pareutropius buffei Rank Species | |
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Similar Pareutropius, Catfish, Pareutropius debauwi, Schilbeidae, Synodontis alberti | ||
Pareutropius buffei
Pareutropius buffei, the three-striped African catfish, is a species of fish in the Schilbeidae family, the schilbid catfishes.
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Congo tetras and pareutropius buffei
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.
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Benin and Guinea, where it inhabits rivers and freshwater lagoons.
References
Pareutropius buffei Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA