The red-tailed black shark, Epalzeorhynchos bicolor, also known as the redtail shark, is a species of freshwaterfish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. Although the name suggests otherwise, it is not related to the sharks. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive. ... The Dodo, shown here in illustration, is an often-cited[1] example of extinction. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) Ctenophora Cnidaria Bilateria (unranked) Acoelomorpha Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia Chordata Hemichordata Echinodermata Chaetognatha Superphylum Ecdysozoa Kinorhyncha Loricifera Priapulida Nematoda Nematomorpha Onychophora Tardigrada Arthropoda Superphylum Platyzoa Platyhelminthes Gastrotricha Rotifera Acanthocephala Gnathostomulida Micrognathozoa Cycliophora Superphylum Lophotrochozoa Sipuncula Nemertea Phoronida Bryozoa... {{{subdivision_ranks}}} See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families Suborder Cobitoidea Balitoridae (hillstream loaches) Catostomidae (suckers) Cobitidae (loaches) Gyrinocheilidae (algae eaters) Suborder Cyprinoidea Cyprinidae (carps and minnows) The Cypriniformes are an order of ray-finned fish, including the minnows and some related families. ... Genera (many, see text) The family Cyprinidae, named after the Greek word for goldfish, consists of the carps and minnows. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold blooded, covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Genera (many, see text) The family Cyprinidae, named after the Greek word for goldfish, consists of the carps and minnows. ... Orders Carcharhiniformes Heterodontiformes Hexanchiformes Lamniformes Orectolobiformes Pristiophoriformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes Sharks (superorder Selachimorpha) are fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton[1] and a streamlined body. ...
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. Typical river house on the River Kwai The River Kwai, more correctly Kwhae Noi (English small tributary), is a river in western Thailand, near the border with Myanmar. ... The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List and Red Data List), created in 1963, is the worlds most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species. ...
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] . The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions. ... Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686â1736), who proposed it in 1724. ...
Red-tailed black sharks can reach a length of 17 cm, and can live up to the age of 15 years.[3] This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...