Caught in surinam

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Caught in surinam

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Can any one id this fish i caught in surinam?

Size is approx. 20 centimeters/8 inch

Fish was caught here: klik
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Platydoras costatus
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Hi tnx but i do not think so/ am not shure, i have had Platydoras costatus in the past, this one i caught was pitch black all over, no white line on it.
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Then this is the other unnamed Platydoras from the Marowijne River.
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Ok, thanks.
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Hi,

does this specimen have a light lateral stripe on the medial thorns? Or completely dark?
Any lateral shot available?
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It's caught in the Suriname River, so this is P. costatus.
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Acanthicus wrote:Hi,

does this specimen have a light lateral stripe on the medial thorns? Or completely dark?
Any lateral shot available?

No more pics,sorry.
Fish was completely dark.
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