ID Help

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black shark
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Post by black shark »

Lfs said it is Red tail mystus (Hemibagrus wyckioides) Is it true?
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Viktor Jarikov
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Post by Viktor Jarikov »

It's either a wyckioides or wyckii. They are hard to tell at this sizes. One has to look at the maxillary barbel length, dorsal spine serrations, dorsal base length, and adipose fin shape and size but all of these comparisons are hard in a small fish.
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