Pike characin / Slant-nosed gar
Common name(s)
Pike characin, Slant-nosed gar, Gar characin ...
Striped Pike Characin
Scientific Name:
Boulengrerella lateristriga
Other Names: Gar
Family: Ctenoluciidae
Origin: Rio Negro, Rio Urubu, Brazil
Adult Size: 16 inches (40 cm)
Social: Keep only with large fish ...
Spotted Pike Characin - Boulengerella maculata
Species name: Boulengerella maculata
Synonym: Boulengerella maculatum, Hiphostoma taedo, Hydrocynus maculatus, Xiphostoma maculata, Xiphostoma maculatum, Xiphostoma taedo ...
Striped Pike Characin, Striped Gar [ Pictures ]
Boulengerella lateristriga
SYN : Xiphostomalateristriga
PD : An elongated, slender fish. The snout and mouth are very long. The tip of the upper jaw hangs over the lower.
TFH Nov 78 Betta spendens x Macropodus cupanus TFH Feb 72 Bettas TFH Sep 92 Bettas (Wild) TFH Aug 79 Black Paradise Fish TFH Dec 72 Botia dario (Tiger Loach) TFH Jul 91 Botia morleti (Skunk loach) TFH Jun 92 Boulengerella lateristriga (Pike Characin) ...
Species such as Ctenolucius hujeta (Freshwater Barracuda) and Boulengeralla maculata (Spotted Pike Characin) also make excellent companions, and to see all of these exotic fish in one healthy aquarium in loose schools is a breath-taking sight.
 See also: Characin, Water, Fish, Spotted, Species
  
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