Oops, left out another species of catfish found in Lake Malawi:
<i>Chiloglanis neumanni</i>
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- 09 Jan 2003, 01:46
- Forum: African Catfishes
- Topic: Lake Malawi cats
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10374
- 08 Jan 2003, 21:29
- Forum: African Catfishes
- Topic: Lake Malawi cats
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10374
That they are mostly deepwater species found at the bottom of the lakes. They are so specialized in living in the deep, dark depths that they have essentially lost the accessory breathing organ (and the ability to breathe air along with it). Many of these species are a dark gray or black in color, a...
- 08 Jan 2003, 19:43
- Forum: African Catfishes
- Topic: Lake Malawi cats
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10374
What I can find about <i>Synodontis nebulosus</i> indicates that it is not found in Lake Malawi. It occurs in the middle and lower Zambezi (and I think the lake is connected to the Zambezi drainage somehow), but not anywhere near the lake. Anyway, many of the clariids listed above are endemic to the...
- 08 Jan 2003, 16:53
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Emerald Catfish?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6833
- 08 Jan 2003, 16:43
- Forum: African Catfishes
- Topic: Lake Malawi cats
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10374
Well let's see, for clariids, we have... <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> <i>C. theodorae</i> <i>Bathyclarias euryodon</i> <i>B. gigas</i> <i>B. ilesi</i> <i>B. longibarbis</i> <i>B. nyasensis</i> <i>B. rotundifrons</i> <i>B. worthingtoni</i> <i>Dinotopterus atribranchus</i> <i>D. filicibarbis</i> <i>D. fo...
- 08 Jan 2003, 13:47
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Otocinclus ID?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3614
- 06 Jan 2003, 20:41
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: C. Elegans vs. C. Pestai
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4278
When species A and B are said to be synonyms, this means that they are regarded as the same species. Whether the name A or B should be applied to the species depends on which is the older name: if A is the older name, then the correct name to use would be A and vice versa. There are two kinds of syn...
- 06 Jan 2003, 19:14
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: C. Elegans vs. C. Pestai
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4278
- 06 Jan 2003, 15:56
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Air gulping Sailfin?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5019
- 06 Jan 2003, 15:53
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Solar Catfish
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2071
- 06 Jan 2003, 15:05
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Undescribed Hoplo-species F1's are spawning
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5341
- 06 Jan 2003, 02:28
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Loricariidae - Plecos et al)
- Topic: Air gulping Sailfin?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5019
- 05 Jan 2003, 16:33
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Freeze Dried Tubifex
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5217
- 05 Jan 2003, 00:30
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Syno Notatus or Nummifer?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8873
Using Poll's revision of <i>Synodontis</i> as a rough guide</i>, I would say that those are <i>S. nummifer</i>. Tom is right, <i>S. nummifer</i> has a larger adipose fin. The other important distinguishing feature is the shape of the cleithral (humeral) process, which is much broader in <i>S. nummif...
- 04 Jan 2003, 21:54
- Forum: Tank Talk
- Topic: Freeze Dried Tubifex
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5217
Shane, I think the quality of the freeze dried tubifex is important. I had a tin of freeze dried tubifex that even my <i>Clarias</i> wouldn't touch (and they would eat just about anything else). I plain gave up and threw the tin away, since no fish would touch it, and I highly doubted its nutritive ...
- 04 Jan 2003, 20:09
- Forum: Asian Catfishes
- Topic: catfish? more like dogfish!!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8198
The gariepinus I had was purchased as a fingerling (on a whim) in a fish market in Malaysia. In many developing countries, they sell <i>C. gariepinus</i> fingerlings for small-scale aquaculture. They were dirt cheap. I recall that I got about five or six for about 1 USD. I kept it in a tank by itsel...
- 04 Jan 2003, 16:10
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Undescribed Hoplo-species F1's are spawning
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5341
- 04 Jan 2003, 15:43
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Undescribed Hoplo-species F1's are spawning
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5341
- 04 Jan 2003, 15:37
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)
- Topic: Undescribed Hoplo-species F1's are spawning
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5341
Do you have a copy of Roberto's revision of <i>Hoplosternum</i> (which might probably help you identify your fish)? If not, I can get a copy out to you. <i>Hoplosternum shirui</i> is considered a junior synonym of <i>H. littorale</i> in this revision. However, I can probably scan the illustration of...
- 04 Jan 2003, 14:44
- Forum: Asian Catfishes
- Topic: catfish? more like dogfish!!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8198
Your <i> Clarias</i> sounds a little picky. I used to feed the <i>Clarias</i> I've kept almost anything and they would eat it. I was once watching them while munching on a banana and dropped a few pieces in just for fun. They immediately wolfed it down without hesitation. Unfortunately, the banana c...
- 04 Jan 2003, 02:10
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Cetopsid of some sort?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6436
- 04 Jan 2003, 01:48
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Rio Madeira Catfish questions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8319
Actually, it's already in the trade. Check out the picture in the Cat-eLog. Here are some more pictures I found of the fish in aquaria from a simple google search: http://www.aquajapan.com/encyc/catfish/pimelodidae/lophiosilurus/alexandri_e.html http://www.aqua-terra-net.de/Hydro/Sonder/welse/raubwe...
- 02 Jan 2003, 22:52
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: Cetopsid of some sort?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6436
- 02 Jan 2003, 15:53
- Forum: Asian Catfishes
- Topic: Bagarius
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3179
Jools, After looking at many specimens of <i>Bagarius</i>, I can't say that I can successfully identify them, especially between <i>B. bagarius</i> and <i>B. yarrelli</i>. <i>Bagarius suchus</i> is easy enough, but trying to tell the other two species apart is a nightmare compunded by the fact that ...
- 02 Jan 2003, 03:10
- Forum: Taxonomy & Science News
- Topic: New catfish book out in May 2003
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6630
New catfish book out in May 2003
A new 2-volume work entitled "Catfishes" (what else?) edited by Gloria Arratia, B. G. Kapoor, Michel Chardon and Rui Diogo is due to be oublished in May 2003. This is a scientific work that summarizes what we know of catfish systematics and biology, and it costs a whopping US$142 (£100). L...
- 02 Jan 2003, 01:17
- Forum: What is my catfish?
- Topic: What is this cat fish?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6896
Other than maybe becoming a little paler, the color isn't going to change much. There is supposition that the red color of the fins is due to a carotene-rich diet, but this is unsupported. And no, it is definitely not <i>H. wyckii</i>, as <i>H. wyckii</i> has a flatter head, much darker color, and p...
- 02 Jan 2003, 00:34
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Rio Madeira Catfish questions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8319
Actually, all I did was to check the online databases of museum records just to see what species of fish are found in a particular drainage. The caveat to using this method is that the database identifies fish that are sympatric (found in the same drainage), but does not say whether or not the speci...
- 01 Jan 2003, 09:07
- Forum: South American Catfishes (Everything else)
- Topic: Rio Madeira Catfish questions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8319
Here's what I found on the web: <i>Brachyplatystoma juruense</i> has been reported from the Jurua, Puru, Solimoes, Apure and Aguaro River drainages, and there are no records of <i>Z. zungaro</i> from the Rio Madeira. Other large pimelodids found in this drainage: <i>Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum</i>, <...
- 01 Jan 2003, 08:44
- Forum: Asian Catfishes
- Topic: light ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5084
- 01 Jan 2003, 04:08
- Forum: Asian Catfishes
- Topic: light ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5084