Fish Species

Rainbow Shark

Rainbow Shark - Description

The Rainbow Shark is also known as the Ruby Shark, Red-Finned Shark and Rainbow Sharkminnow. The Rainbow shark is not recommended for the beginner as it is territorial and aggressive towards fish of the same species, it is however a very useful addition to the tropical freshwater tank due to its cleaning ability!

It feeds on leftover food that has sunk to the bottom of the tank and helps to keep the tank clean.

Popular Name: Rainbow Shark
Species: Epalzeorhynchos frenatum

Profile of the Rainbow Shark
This Profile contains interesting facts and information about the Rainbow Shark species.

  • Size: Up to 6cm

  • Fish Tank conditions: Temp: 22 to 26 Degrees. PH 6.5 to 7.0

  • Diet / Feeding: Flaked, Dried or Frozen Food e.g. Bloodworms

  • Temperament: Aggressive and Territorial to other rainbow sharks

  • Habitat: Streams and Rivers with sandy bottoms

  • Behaviour: Aggressive

  • Range: South East Asia

Scientific Classification of the Rainbow Shark

 Definition: Scientific classification, or biological classification, is how biologists group and categorize species of organisms with shared physical characteristics. Scientific classification belongs to the science of taxonomy.

  • Species: Epalzeorhynchos frenatum

  • Popular Name: Rainbow Shark - Ruby Shark - Red-Finned Shark - Rainbow Sharkminnow

  • Kingdom: Animalia

  • Phylum: Chordata

  • Class: Actinopterygii

  • Order: Cypriniformes

  • Family:Cyprinidae

Tropical Fish Index

Facts about Fish Species - Rainbow Shark

The colours, shapes and sizes of individual fishes varies enormously - you really need excellent quality pictures or photographs to assist in the identification process.

A combination of the number of fins and their characteristics, color, scale counts, general features, maximum length and distribution are used during a species identification process.

 

The species detailed on this website are Tropical, Saltwater, Aquarium , Marine , Pet , Pond, Clown, Koi, Beta (Betta), Gold Fish (Goldfish), Star, Angel, Puffer, Discus, Piranha, Rainbow, Parrot, Crustaceans, Sea Anemones and Coral..

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