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When do ostariophysan fishes usually breed in temperate regions?
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ostariophysan
Knifefish, or featherback (Xenomystus nigri)
In temperate regions, most ostariophysan species breed during the spring. This reproductive timing is triggered by rising water temperatures and increasing day lengths, or photoperiods.1