Red-Tailed Black Shark

The Red-Tailed Black Shark (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor or Labeo bicolor) is a freshwater fish. It is a carp, not a shark.

The Red-Tailed Black Shark has a dark black body and a bright orange or red tail. Its caudal fin (tail fin) is forked. It haslarge dark eyes.

Red-Tailed Black Shark

Red-Tailed Black Shark

 

It grows to about 16 centimetres (6 inches) long.

The Red-Tailed Black Shark is native to Thailand.

It can live up to about 8 years.

Red-Tailed Black Shark

Red-Tailed Black Shark

 

 

Photographer: Martina Nicolls

Martina Nicolls: SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

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