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Name

Scientific name

Luciosoma setigerum

Described by

Authority Valenciennes, Year 1842, Bracketed

Family

Cyprinidae

Common names

Apollo Shark

Photograph credits

All 4 credited

Summary

The apollo shark, Luciosoma setigerum, is a slender cyprinid found across much of Southeast Asia, from the Mekong basin to Borneo, Sumatra …

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

220mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 240 cm, Minimum depth 60 cm

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 20–26°C, pH 6–8

Hardness

2–12dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Not recorded

Temperament
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Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Community-safe

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Chao Phraya, Mae Klong, Mekong, Mun, Sesan, Srepok, Tonlé Sap

Writing

Etymology

Luciosoma: from the Latin lucius, meaning 'a fish (probably the pike)', and Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma), meaning 'body', in reference to the elongate, pike-like …

Distribution

As currently understood this species has an extremely wide distribution throughout much of Southeast Asia. Records exist from the Mekong River basin in Thailan…

Habitat

A riverine species displaying a preference for slowly-flowing lowland rivers with substrates of leaf litter and submerged woody structures, but also moves into…

Aquarium size

An aquarium with surface dimensions of 240 ∗ 60 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.

Maintenance

Choice of decor is not as critical as water quality and the amount of open swimming-space provided, although it is likely to thrive in an aquarium set up to re…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

The major proportion of this species' natural diet is composed of terrestrial insects which are captured at the water surface, although presumably it also feed…

Behaviour and compatibility

Not written yet

Sexual dimorphism

Sexually mature females are likely to be deeper-bodied than males.

Reproduction

Not written yet

Notes

Luciosoma species are only suitable for the largest private aquaria, although subadults of L. setigerum, L. bleekeri, and an unidentified fish with a distincti…

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References

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