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Scientific Name	**Epalzeorhynchos bicolor** (Smith, 1931)
Common Names	Redtailed Black Shark Eldstjärt (Sweden), Feuerschwanz-Fransenlipper (Germany), Red Tailed Shark, Red-tailed Labeo, Redtail Shark, Redtail Sharkminnow
Type Locality	Small tributary of Menam Chao Phya River, near Paknampo [Nakorn-Sawan], central Thailand.
Synonym(s)	Epalzeorhynchus bicolor, Labeo bicolor
Etymology	Epalzeorhynchos: Greek, epalzes, -es, -es = curative + Greek, rhyngchos = snout.
Species Information
Size	120mm or 4.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Chao Phraya basin, Thailand. Reported from the Mekong basin. Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (click on these areas to find other species found there) Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Critically Endangered , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2011.
pH	6.5 - 7.5
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Compatibility	Members in this genus can be fairly territorial, especially towards bottom dwellers that look similar.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 79 (no. 2873), pp 9, Fig. 4.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:55 (species record created: 2012 May 09 03:28)