Red-tailed black shark

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Red-tailed black shark
A Red-tailed black shark
Conservation status
Extinct in the wild (IUCN)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Genus: Epalzeorhynchos Species: E. bicolor
Binomial name
Epalzeorhynchos bicolor (Smith, 1931)

The red-tailed black shark, Epalzeorhynchos bicolor, also known as the redtail shark, is a species of freshwater fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae.

[edit] In nature

Red-tailed black sharks are originally from Mae Klong River in Thailand, but may already be extinct in nature, and is therefore listed on the Red list of endangered animals.

[edit] In an aquarium

Red-tailed black sharks are territorial and hostile. They should not be kept in community tanks. These sharks are also very intolerant of others in their species.^[1]

In home aquaria, red-tailed black sharks prefer a pH between 6.5 and 7.5, a temperature between 72 °F and 76 °F (22 °C to 24 °C).^[2]

Red-tailed black sharks can reach a length of 17 cm, and can live up to the age of 15 years.^[3]

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• Kottelat (1996). Epalzeorhynchos bicolor. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006.
• Epalzeorhynchos bicolor (TSN 639588). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 24 January 2006.
• "Epalzeorhynchos bicolor". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.