S. filamentosus query

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 18 Aug 2005, 14:38

Is the in the Cat-eLog correctly I.D.'d? I think in a previous thread Silurus said they don't have spots, but the fish in these pics are spotted.

I got a syno the other day, sold as filamentosus. It does have a short dorsal filament, but I think it's actually , because it is covered in small dark speckles.

BTW does anybody know how big the two species get to be?

Post by **Silurus** » 18 Aug 2005, 15:20

The spots in this species become smaller as the fish grows, and in time to come, the fish may appear almost completely devoid of them.

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 19 Aug 2005, 14:16

I now think the the eyes are too large and the snout too short for it to be either. So a long session with the Cat-eLog may be necessary.

Post by **corybreed** » 23 Aug 2005, 23:11

The I.D. of S. filamentosus in the Cat-elog is correct. I have owned the fish on two occasions over the years. I recently lost my only specimen, about four inches in length with a small extension. I am not sure about maximum size, the largest fish I owned was about six inches in length as I remember but that was over 10 years ago.

Mark