Home›Where they come from›BarawaRiverBarawaOne profile names the Barawa. That is what has been written, not what lives there.Species1Families1Photographed1 of 1Difficulty rated1 of 1That fish is also recorded fromAmazonAmpiyacuArariArukaCapimCasiquiareCorantijnCourantyneRuns throughGuyanaCrenuchus spilurusSailfin CharacinCrenuchidae · Günther, 1863Max length70mm SL2.8in SLTank75 × 30cm30 × 12inTemp20–28°C68–82°FpH4.0–6.5This species is currently the only described member of its genus although colour pattern and morphology vary considerably across its range. You may see reference to this species being the only fish species to possess infra-red vision, but other species also possess this ability and we suspect that infra-red plays an important role in the reproductive cycle of many fishes.Moderate
