Redtail Black Shark and Similar Species
Epalzeorhynchos bicolor
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Rainbow Shark
Epalzeorhynchos frenatum
Key differences: The Rainbow Shark has a grey to black body with red or orange fins (dorsal, anal, pelvic, and caudal fins are all red/orange), whereas the Redtail Black Shark only has a red/orange caudal fin and a jet-black body.
Bala Shark
Balantiocheilos melanopterus
Key differences: The Bala Shark has a silvery body with black margins on its fins and a more torpedo-shaped body. It lacks the solid black body and entirely red tail of the Redtail Black Shark.
Flying Fox
Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus
Key differences: The Flying Fox has a brown to olive body with a distinct black lateral stripe running from snout to tail, and clear or yellowish fins. It lacks the solid black body and red tail.
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