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I saw this guy in a lfs. It's mouth is like a Clarias species but body is like Eel or Freshwater Moray. What species is this?
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Might first thought was , but it given he position of the dorsal fin, maybe a species of ?


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It looks like Gymnallabes typus or Channallabes apus but i can't decide which one.
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It does, but I can't see the caudal fin. Given the fleshy base to the barbles and overall shape is quite possible. Because I can't see the caudal fin and given the fish it's in with, that's its a fresh import and so slender relative to what it will develop into, it might also be some West African but identifying those is not easy.

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