Named for its orange-red caudal fin. A common aquarium fish, it originates from South America in the Amazon, Orinoco, and Essequibo river basins.
Photo credit: The Deep, Hull
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Where you can see the Red Tail Catfish
The Deep
The Deep, Tower Street, Hull, United Kingdom
Home to a whopping 3,500 fish including Europe’s only pair of green sawfish, spectacular sharks and rays. The Deep is an environmental and conservation charity dedicated to increasing the knowledge and understanding of the world’s oceans, journeying from the birth of the oceans into the future.
The Deep
Home to a whopping 3,500 fish including Europe’s only pair of green sawfish, spectacular sharks and rays. The Deep is an environmental and conservation charity dedicated to increasing the knowledge and understanding of the world’s oceans, journeying from the birth of the oceans into the future.