Bala Shark (Balantiocheilos melanopterus) Lungfish A relative of the eartheaters

A relative of the eartheaters

is an armored catfish in the genus Hypostomus of the family Loricariidae

these fish will eat a wide variety of food

Peaceful but can be territorial toward other bottom dwellers

It may also move into areas of flooded forest during the annual wet season and can later be found in terrestrial lakes and ponds formed by the receding flood waters

Bala Shark (Balantiocheilos melanopterus) Lungfish A relative of the eartheatersThe bala shark, Balantiocheilos melanopterus, also known as the tricolor shark, tricolor sharkminnow, silver shark, or shark minnow, is a fish species of the family Cyprinidae, and is one of the two species in the genus Balantiocheilos.