Possible Bumblebees and ?

Houndog · Post by **Houndog** » 07 Dec 2004, 02:49

I went into my lfs and found a couple of fish about 4 to 4.5" long which had been dropped off by customers who no longer wanted them. The third pic is a fish sold as a 'Bumblebee Cat', it's less than 2" long.

Thanks for any help.

snookman · Post by **snookman** » 07 Dec 2004, 03:01

i'm nowhere near an identification expert but as guesses i would say the first is Megalechis thoracata and the second looks like it might be Pseudomystus siamensis. at first glance i thought the 3rd to be a Bagrichthys sp. but it doesn't look to have a deep enough "shoulder" area.

Post by **Silurus** » 07 Dec 2004, 03:04

From top to bottom:

Pseudomystus cf. stenomus

mallemalle · Post by **mallemalle** » 07 Dec 2004, 03:04

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/ca ... /321_f.php

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/ps ... /721_f.php

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/ba ... 1362_f.php

might only have 1 out of 3 here.

Malle

snookman · Post by **snookman** » 07 Dec 2004, 03:15

silurus, wouldn't the first one be m. thoracata because of the dark vertical bar on the caudal fin?

Post by **Silurus** » 07 Dec 2004, 03:16

Yeah, you're right. My bad.

Houndog · Post by **Houndog** » 07 Dec 2004, 03:33

Most appreciated, thx for the very quick replies.